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Female contraception: Breaking stereotypes and expanding options

Contraception has always been a concern for women. It is surrounded by many myths and cultural ideologies. However, society is changing, and so are the ideas about whether women should have equal access to various contraceptive options. While traditional methods such as oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices (IUDs) continue to…

The Times of India · Oct 1, 2024

What Project 2025 actually says about birth control is alarming

The Heritage Foundation, which authored Project 2025, even appears to stand against all recreational sex

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024

NYC Officials Vote to Deploy Contraceptives in War Against Rats

On Thursday, the New York City Council voted yes to a bill aiming to establish a rat contraceptive pilot program that would effectively put rats on birth control.

Latin Times · Sep 27, 2024

Most swing state Republicans and Democrats oppose criminalizing abortion, poll finds

Overwhelming majorities want the government to protect birth control access

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024

Kamala expertly baits Trump on abortion

Republicans know their views on reproductive rights and cat ladies are unpopular, but they keep taking the bait

Salon · Aug 26, 2024

When a couple doesn’t want more kids (or any) who should get snipped?

Four couples describe why they chose sterilization surgery – and how they decided which of them would get it

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2024

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder causes debilitating periods. Here’s what we know about how to treat it.

For people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), every month involves a struggle: feeling low and hopeless, navigating a minefield of intrusive thoughts and emotions, feeling so tired and overwhelmed that they are reduced to tears. The symptoms — which can also include depressed mood, anxiety, mood swings, irritability, sleep disturbances,…

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2024

Rat birth control programs may not be the most efficient way to address urban rat infestations

Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements in parallel with human urban infrastructure.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2024

Texas Attorney General sues Biden administration over federal confidential contraception program

The Title X federal program allows patients to obtain contraceptives confidentially regardless of age, immigration status or income

Latin Times · Jul 26, 2024

Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control

Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2024