reproduction

Articles and Advice in this area:

Article
  • Heather Corinna

In the thick of a pregnancy scare? Freaking out? Not sure what to do? Welcome to your virtual pregnancy scare doula.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

It doesn’t make any sense to presume infertility until you have had fertility tests done. At least once a week or two, I sit in the clinic I also work at counseling someone for an abortion procedure who was told or had the idea that they were infertile, and who didn’t get tested to make sure that…

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  • Sarah Riley

Choosing a pregnancy test can be pretty overwhelming. This article is designed to give you a general overview of pregnancy tests. It will discuss what a pregnancy test does, the difference between a urine test and a blood test, how to choose a pregnancy test, when and how to use pregnancy tests, and finally what to do after a pregnancy test.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

“Where the heck do the eggs go?” is a pretty common question around here, whether someone on a hormonal method is asking, or someone NOT on a method is asking. After all, when an egg isn’t fertilized it’s got to go somewhere, too. And when someone understands that we are born with WAY more ovum –…

Advice
  • Susie Tang

1. The hormones in birth control pills prevent the uterus from building up its lining (endometrium) as thick as it would be under a normal fertile cycle. This effect is mainly from the progesterone in the pills. Progesterone’s function in the body is to maintain the endometrium in stasis, so that it…

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

It’s tough for me to give you a solid answer on this one, because you weren’t very clear on what you were actually doing. Sometimes, when a person says they haven’t had “full” intercourse, or “full” penetration, they mean they haven’t had whatever their idea of that is. In other words, a person who…

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  • Hanne Blank
  • Heather Corinna

You may know where the penis is, but what about the rest of it? Learn about external and internal reproductive and urinary anatomy for most penis-bearing folks.