Birth Control

IUDs are way better at preventing pregnancy than the pill, study finds
Love & Sex

IUDs are way better at preventing pregnancy than the pill, study finds

The pill may be a tried and true method for keeping those pesky pregnancies at bay (knock on wood!), but apparently it's actually one of the… Virginia Smith   |   06.5.2012   |   Comments (24)
New male birth control shot is 100% effective and lasts ten years
Love & Sex

New male birth control shot is 100% effective and lasts ten years

Everyone throw away your condoms, there's a new birth control for men with a 100% success rate. (Throw away your condoms after you get… Jeremy Glass   |   04.5.2012   |   Comments (68)
New Arizona bill would allow your boss to fire you for having sex
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New Arizona bill would allow your boss to fire you for having sex

Oh, Arizona. Home of red rock canyons, racist immigration laws, and now this gem: a newly proposed law that would require women prove… Rachel Krantz   |   03.16.2012   |   Comments (12)
Rush Limbaugh apologizes for sexism, keeps digging
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Rush Limbaugh apologizes for sexism, keeps digging

After six advertisers dropped sponsorship of his radio show, Rush Limbaugh has apologized for calling a pro-contraception Georgetown student a… Marty Beckerman   |   03.3.2012   |   Comments (25)
Web Culture

Watch Judd Nelson, Tim Meadows, Corey Stoll mock anti-contraception hysteria

Remember when that congressional birth-control panel had no female voices? What a disaster. But the jokesters over at Funny Or Die can… Marty Beckerman   |   02.28.2012   |   Comments (1)
Pennsylvania university to offer morning-after pill in vending machine
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Pennsylvania university to offer morning-after pill in vending machine

  Someone in the student health department at Shippensburg University must really enjoy outraged emails from… Sean Morrow   |   02.7.2012   |   Comments (20)
The Depo-Provera birth control shot could cause memory loss
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The Depo-Provera birth control shot could cause memory loss

Bad news for the women out there who prefer taking their birth control in shot form: Depo-Provera may actually cause memory loss.  A… Virginia Smith   |   11.2.2011   |   Comments (11)
Some birth control pills linked to blood clot risks
Love & Sex

Some birth control pills linked to blood clot risks

As if you needed more issues to consider when picking a birth-control method. Several recent studies have found that some birth-control pills… Jessica Gentile   |   04.25.2011   |   Comments (7)
This Week in Sex: Condoms vs. Jesus
This Week in Sex

This Week in Sex: Condoms vs. Jesus

Birth control for Catholics and kids, and more from the world of sex. Ben Reininga   |   04.15.2011   |   Comments (8)
Study: Most religious women use contraception
Love & Sex

Study: Most religious women use contraception

Good news for advocates of family planning. According to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, despite condemnation by some religious… Jessica Gentile   |   04.14.2011   |   Comments (7)
Wales giving away free morning-after pills
Love & Sex

Wales giving away free morning-after pills

From the Yay, Progress! Desk: Welsh women can now access morning-after pills for free, even if they're under sixteen years of age (if… Ray Rahman   |   04.2.2011   |   Comments (0)