birth control

When I first considered taking birth control, I was immediately overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of options available and their respective side effects.

So, before you take the step of scheduling an appointment with a doctor — which is a good start — here is a very small intro to the types of birth control.

I’d underestimated the determination of a “no condom” male. There’s always a loophole, even if it means quickly yanking the condom off between positions.

My first day on birth control marked the first day of my yearlong celibacy. I didn't seek out abstinence, or desire it. But my body had other plans.

Nov. 13 was “Thanks, Birth Control Day,” a day when we can all highlight the positive impacts that contraception has had on our lives and communities. 

You deserve stigma-free knowledge to have agency over your reproductive health, so ask your medical provider about what’s right for you.

Amidst all of this freedom — all of this talk surrounding the reclamation of female bodies and the reconfiguration of lives separate from biological need — comes a dangerous rhetoric about responsibility and accountability when it comes to unwanted pregnancy.