Birth Control

NuvaRing: “You Put That…There?!”

Caitlin Corsetti

So Alex and I were watching Modern Family on Hulu and all of a sudden a commercial popped up for NuvaRing. We thought it would be a normal commercial where they ramble off side effects and what not. FALSE.

Oct 9, 2012

Leah W - Ryerson University

Free Birth Control is Good for Society [Sex in the News]

Access to free birth control leads to low teen birth and abortion rates. After letting 9,000 mostly poor and/or uninsured women in the city choose what type of contraception they'd use if it were free, researchers found that women that have access to free contraception don't get pregnant as often.

Aug 22, 2012

Get The Facts: Abortion Laws in the US

Ellen Scott

Do you feel well informed about your rights to abortion? Or overwhelmed by opinion and debate?

Aug 6, 2012

Body

Free Birth Control? What New Health Care Laws Mean For College Women [Body Blog]

Under the Affordable Care Act, all insurance plans will eventually have to cover preventative health services for women, including birth control pills and cancer screenings.

Jun 25, 2012

Pros and Cons of the Birth Control Pill

The pill. You know about its most obvious benefit – keeping you out of the cast of Teen Mom. (Or maybe College Mom, I wouldn’t put it past MTV.) There are other benefits to the pill, too. But with recent news stories about risks and recalls of certain brands, how do you know if it’s safe? And how do you know if it’s the right form of birth control for you?

Jun 15, 2012

I Like Sex. Does That Make Me a Slut? [Friday Faves]

Noa - CU Boulder

I know I am not a slut, but is it possible to enjoy myself without others labeling me that way?

Apr 12, 2012

Male Birth Control Does Not Excite Me [Sexy Time]

Jasmine R.

The medical community has noticed a need for more male contraception options and one in particular has been getting a lot of buzz. While I totally support men having the opportunity to do their part to keep babies from being formed, I am not nearly as gung-ho about male birth control as a lot of people are.

Apr 10, 2012

Leah W - Ryerson University

Mo Contraception Control, Mo Problems [Sex in the News]

Conservatives claim to love one thing more than anything else. And that's cutting the size of government. Yes, they want fewer taxes and less government spending. But recently it seems they also want to control contraception and other rights that affect women's control over their reproductive systems. Unfortunately for those trying to make both these things happen is that they're mutually exclusive.

Apr 7, 2012

Easy as A-B-C (Affordable Birth Control, that is)

Khalea Underwood

On Friday, March 16, the Obama Administration issued a few clarifications to the Affordable Care Act’s consumer protections for student health plans. Are you scratching your head? Let me make it simple—beginning in the fall, all out-of-pocket birth control costs will be covered (meaning no copays or deductibles) by most* of the health insurance plans sold to students by their college or university.

Mar 16, 2012

Why Meghan McCain is Someone to Watch Out For

Meghan McCain used to really bother me. I thought the only reason she had become a well known political commentator was because her father, John McCain, was a prominent politician. It's obvious that she's worked hard to brand herself as a new, young voice of the Republican party. This interview she just did with Playboy is an example of that – she has some good things to say, but she's trying hard to seem cool and relatable.

Mar 5, 2012

Body Blog: Should You Become an IUD Diva?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately (which is totally possible, it is midterm season), you’ve heard about all of the controversy surrounding birth control. From Congress to the presidential debates to Twitter to Facebook, everybody is talking about birth control, who should have access to it, and how they should get that access.

Mar 1, 2012