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After three days of the Republican National Convention last week with nary a mention of the issue so many republicans have been quick to judge–women’s reproductive rights, it was finally discussed last night at the Democratic National Convention. From abortion to birth control to rape, both Nancy Keenan and Michelle Obama addressed what felt like the elephant in the room last week. And they nailed it. More
Much to the probable disappointment of sensationalistic daytime television segments everywhere, young girls are keeping it in their pants. Or rather in their partner’s pants. Actually, both! The notion that young ladies are rapidly turning to oral sex in recent years to delay intercourse has been trumped by new numbers that reveal a blow job down turn, if you will. Don’t all show your disappointment at once.
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A lot of major women’s magazines like to talk about sex, and some even discuss birth control options. But rarely do they take a stand in the politics of birth control access, abortion, or insurance coverage. So when Women’s Health launched a special report on birth control laws and your health, and asked readers to share praise for contraceptives on twitter with the hashtag #birthcontrolrocks, it raised some eyebrows around Blisstree. It’s a bold issue for a major magazine to cover, and it could be unpopular with advertisers and even some readers. But it’s also something we think any publication that claims to care about women’s health should be talking about right now. So: Women’s Health, we salute you, and thank you for talking about birth control and politics. More
We all know that, in the political arena, “vagina” is a dirty, dirty word, not to be uttered in front of sweet, innocent, pretty-headed ladies. But at least one lawmaker isn’t afraid to use clinical terms to talk about reproductive health–and he’s a male. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), in a CNSNews.com interview, actually acknowledged that women menstruate, and that they may use hormonal birth control for their cramps. More
Starting yesterday, women who are insured and employed by non-religious employers who weren’t seeking exemption got a big boost in their health care coverage. August 1st marked the beginning of mandatory coverage of well-women visits, HPV screenings, and even no-cost birth control. But reading lists and trying to parse out government documents can still leave some health care information pretty hazy, so Planned Parenthood has released this very-helpful infographic to explain. More
August 1 is an exciting day for some of the millions of women who have struggled to pay for birth control and other women’s health care procedures and treatments. That’s because, under the Affordable Care Act, private insurers must begin offering critical preventative services like STI screening and counseling, annual visits, and contraception at no additional out-of-pocket fee for women, starting today. But the key word there is “some.” More
Yesterday, I paid $69 for the privilege of not getting pregnant for one month. I know; much less than what a baby would cost (thanks, poster in my high school nurse’s office!). But way more than I can afford in my current financial situation. I use the NuvaRing, the notoriously expensive form of birth control, and I’m seriously considering trying to buy my birth control on the black market, sketchy as it may sound. Â And I’m not the only one. More
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If you’re wondering what Obamacare means for you, you’re not alone; since the Supreme Court announced its support of the Affordable Care Act this morning, reactions have been firing from all  corners of the internet, but many are still wondering what this means for their own health insurance costs and coverage. More
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I’ll admit that I don’t really keep up with the Kardashians, mostly because I a.) don’t care, and, I think beyond being a family full of clearly savvy marketers (seriously, those women can turn money into more money quicker than you can offend a lawmaker with the word “vagina“), there isn’t much to praise about them. But last night, in an interview with Oprah, Kim Kardashian noted that, at age 14, she asked her mother for birth control, and her mother obliged–which means I now several kind words to say to Kim and mother Kris Jenner, which are: that’s awesome, and I wish more mother/daughter pairs could address sex so frankly. More
Think you’re practicing safe birth control by taking your birth control pills every morning? You may not be. Sandoz, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Novartis, is recalling a bunch of their birth control pills, because, oops, they placed the placebo pills in the wrong slots. Meaning, you might want to head to the drug store for a pregnancy test kit. More
Today, BuzzFeed brought it to everyone’s attention that Brad Fischetti, of the boy band LFO (you know that song “Summer Girls”? About having a summer fling? That was them) spends his days lingering creepily outside of a women’s health clinic in Orlando, trying to talk women out of abortions…and Tweeting about it. Not cool, guy. Not cool. More
Just as Southerners sometimes say “Coke” to mean any sort of soda, you often hear the term “birth control” used to refer explicitly to the pill. Hormonal, oral contraceptives are entrenched as the go-to way to prevent pregnancy in the United States, and not without some good reasons. But long-lasting birth control methods, like IUDs and skin implants could be a better option for many women. Not only can they cut back on certain pill-related side effects, but a large new study finds women are much less likely to get pregnant using one of these instead of the birth control pill, patch or vaginal ring. More
The internet has been aflutter with arguments over whether Girls is the voice of a generation, as Lena Dunham‘s character Hanna memorably claims she might be. But when it comes to birth control and safe sex, the show is closer to the mark than we’d like to believe, at least according to a new Guttmacher study that shows most young adults between the ages of 18 to 29 are kind of clueless about birth control; in fact, 40% of them don’t even think birth control is important… More
