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Catherine Pearson

Birth Control Pills Fail 20 Times More Often Than This Method

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.23.2012

The pill is the reversible option most commonly used by women who practice contraception, but it is not the most effective. In a sweeping new stud...

IUDS: Pamper, Pamper, Pamper -- Plus 9 Other Tips For Falling In Love With Your IUD

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.27.2012

Valerie Tarico

On the scale of uncomfortable things women do to their bodies, an IUD insertion usually falls somewhere on the piercing-to-Brazilian end of the spectrum.

Fertility And Me

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.14.2012

Toni Nagy

There is an expiration date on my uterus, a "sell by" number on my sexuality and not much I can do to prolong it.

Picture a Technology Revolution. In Contraception. It's Here.

Valerie Tarico | Posted 03.27.2012

Valerie Tarico

Imagine a future in which we can simply toggle the default on human fertility, so that accidental pregnancy is a thing of the past and women become fertile only when they want to become pregnant.

How To Green Your Birth Control: IUDs, Vegan Condoms, The Pill and Five Other Pregnancy Prevention Choices

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

You may love to compost, reuse, and recycle but is your birth control as green as the rest of your lifestyle choices? Women around the world rely on b...

Kendra Wilkinson Looking Forward To Sex, Birth Control

Posted 05.25.2011

New mom Kendra Wilkinson is looking forward to sex - with birth control. The former "Girl Next Door" turned wife of NFL player Hank Basket gave birth...

How Green Is Your Birth Control? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

With the abundance of contraceptive products available, many have begun to examine the environmental ramifications of their birth control. The fear of...

New Health Disparities Report: More Context for Higher Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Among Women of Color

Sharon L. Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Sharon L. Camp

A Kaiser Family Foundation report documents persistent disparities between white women and women of color in rates of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, AIDS and cancer.