Sexual Health

My brain was ready, but my body was not. As sweetly as possible, my boyfriend said the words that would change my life: “I think we should call it a night, and you should take some time to figure out what’s going on down there.”

A vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure for people with penises that is highly effective at preventing unwanted impregnation.

Tubal ligation is a highly and immediately effective surgical procedure that people with fallopian tubes can undergo to prevent pregnancy permanently.

Seeing or feeling anything coming out of your penis when you’re not expecting it is enough to scare the pants off even the most even-keeled person.

I no longer have to worry about pregnancy and, instead, can focus on pursuing my career goals and nurturing my relationships with the people I love.

Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)—formerly known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)—affects millions of people worldwide. Get the lowdown on this condition, what it looks like, and how it’s managed.

Get the basics on ectopic pregnancy: what it is, how it’s treated, and the magic of the fallopian tubes.

Hello Rose, You’ve come to the right place for advice. You deserve love and care in your life, and I’m sorry someone broke your trust and abused you as a child. I hope that as an adult, you have lots of strong friends and supporters around you, not just in the context of going to the doctor, but for…

By all means, effective use of contraception, all by itself, goes a long way. Those who can access and consistently and correctly use a very effective form of contraception are very unlikely to become pregnant. But that group can be smaller than it may seem.

IUDs are a good thing. But I don’t want to be dishonest about the very real pain that I and others had to endure in the process of gaining access to this method of birth control.