Last week, I got my very first IUD, effectively joining the Adult Women With Long Term Non-Permanent Birth Control Club. I wanted to let you know how that whole thing went, in case you've ever considered getting one. Spoiler: It was both not as bad and also worse than I thought. The not-as-bad part was the actual insertion. At my OB/GYN's advice, I took 800 mg of ibuprofen before the … [Read more...]

Apparently there's a new and terrifying plastic surgery trend gaining gusto in this sick sad world. Women are going to doctors to have their feet altered in order to fit in a specific pair of stilettos that don't fit them naturally. Yikes! The procedure has been dubbed “The Cinderella” and though I'm no doctor, this seems incredibly misguided. Shoes are great, but so are feet. Getting your … [Read more...]

Today is a big day for me. I'm going to duck out of work early, have my boyfriend drive me to Planned Parenthood, and get a copper IUD inserted. Because it is time, because it is the smart thing to do (while I still have some semblance of coverage, thanks to Take Charge, an amazing program that has actually saved my life), and because I talk a lot about how the silence and shame … [Read more...]

It's no secret that I'm pretty passionate about women's health–and my own desire to not have children. Which is why so many of my friends (and readers) are surprised to hear that I don't have what so many of them have: an IUD. And really, there's no good reason why I don't have one, except that I am a big, whiny, afraid-of-the-doctor baby who has previously been too scared to take the plunge. But … [Read more...]

Whether you're finished having children, you're not ready to have any yet, or you don't want to have any at all, you most likely need some form of birth control. There's a dizzying array of options out there, from hormonal pills, patches and rings to Essure and other permanent or long-term birth control options. Since we recently wrote about what happens to your body when you go off of hormonal … [Read more...]

If you’re a woman, you know the struggles of hormonal birth control. You get on it hoping to solve all of your lady problems in one fell swoop only to be greeted with other, sometimes worse issues. Okay, so it's true that not all woman deal with huge side-effects from birth control. Some BC allows them to live comfortably with certain conditions that are otherwise very painful without it. But … [Read more...]