Birth control should be safe, effective and low maintenance. To that end, a push is on through our professional societies to encourage the use of long-acting, reversible contraceptives or LARCs, including IUDs.
Birth control is just the tip of the iceberg, advocates say. There are a number of other women’s health benefits that are also at risk.
Dismissed symptoms, misdiagnoses, and exclusion from clinical trials put female patients at risk.
Recently, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. While reactions to this news varied, many people celebrated the decision with a smile on their face. But what does this mean for infertility health care? Should you be celebrating too? The answer is, maybe. The biggest impact the affordable health …
Advocates for reproductive and LGBTQ rights are questioning whether the administration’s rule is constitutional, and worry it will lead to women and LGBTQ people being denied health care.
Did You Know?Women are particularly at risk of developing problems in their reproductive organs and should make efforts to reduce their risks by engaging in regular screenings, examinations and tests to detect problems early on. Read on for some preventive care recommendations.
Conservatives are out to force people to work in exchange for Medicaid.
Conservatives cite privacy concerns as the reason for blocking programs meant to help people enroll in health insurance.
If the providers who are trained to care for women cannot do so in the most basic of services, how can we expect women to care for themselves?
Analysis - Weak political commitment, inadequate resources and persistent discrimination against women and girls: these are just some reasons that many countries still don't openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Premature births, more frequent ER visits drove higher costs for baby boys.
I am older. I am wiser. I have a T-shaped rod of destiny hanging out in my uterus.
Tons of facts about this highly effective birth control option.
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It's not right for everyone, but its benefits are HUGE.
Would it hurt more than having sex for the first time?
Both hormonal and copper IUDs work to prevent pregnancy by making it more difficult for sperm to reach an egg, which prevents fertilization