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Female contraception: Breaking stereotypes and expanding options

Contraception has always been a concern for women. It is surrounded by many myths and cultural ideologies. However, society is changing, and so are the ideas about whether women should have equal access to various contraceptive options. While traditional methods such as oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices (IUDs) continue to…

The Times of India

What Project 2025 actually says about birth control is alarming

The Heritage Foundation, which authored Project 2025, even appears to stand against all recreational sex

The Independent UK

NYC Officials Vote to Deploy Contraceptives in War Against Rats

On Thursday, the New York City Council voted yes to a bill aiming to establish a rat contraceptive pilot program that would effectively put rats on birth control.

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Online misogyny and the US election: How to counter the war of disinformation

How the US presidential election has been blighted by a campaign of online disinformation including misogynist and racist content. Annette Young talks to American disinformation specialist, Nina Jankowicz about how governments need to step up to prevent the erosion of democracy by toxic misinformation. Plus a group of indigenous women…

France 24

GOP candidate undermines Trump's spin

"Don’t lay down and act like you’re making a baby til you’re ready to have a baby," the Republican candidate said

Salon

Alaska Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Year's Supply Of Birth Control

Alaska Governor vetoed bipartisan bill mandating insurance coverage for year's supply of birth control, sparking debate.

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Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill to expand birth control access, while a judge struck down decades-old restrictions on who could perform abortions in the state

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Most swing state Republicans and Democrats oppose criminalizing abortion, poll finds

Overwhelming majorities want the government to protect birth control access

The Independent UK

Kamala expertly baits Trump on abortion

Republicans know their views on reproductive rights and cat ladies are unpopular, but they keep taking the bait

Salon

When a couple doesn’t want more kids (or any) who should get snipped?

Four couples describe why they chose sterilization surgery – and how they decided which of them would get it

The Guardian - US

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder causes debilitating periods. Here’s what we know about how to treat it.

For people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), every month involves a struggle: feeling low and hopeless, navigating a minefield of intrusive thoughts and emotions, feeling so tired and overwhelmed that they are reduced to tears. The symptoms — which can also include depressed mood, anxiety, mood swings, irritability, sleep disturbances,…

The Conversation

Rat birth control programs may not be the most efficient way to address urban rat infestations

Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements in parallel with human urban infrastructure.

The Conversation

Texas Attorney General sues Biden administration over federal confidential contraception program

The Title X federal program allows patients to obtain contraceptives confidentially regardless of age, immigration status or income

Latin Times

Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control

Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate

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Woman Blocks BF Of 2 Years After Catching Him Messing With Her Pills He Thought Were Birth Control

This woman immediately knew her relationship was over when she caught her boyfriend trying to mess with her birth control. The post Woman Blocks BF Of 2 Years After Catching Him Messing With Her Pills He Thought Were Birth Control first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Texas Tribune

Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens

Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.

The Times of India

Compared to women, men are still less likely to choose sterilization

Sterilization is a permanent method of birth control that can be opted for by men or women. Sterilization in men is called "Vasectomy" and this process involves preventing the sperms from reaching the semen by cutting and sealing the tubes which carry the sperms . Women are known to undergo…

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“Good Luck Finding A Girl Who Doesn’t Have A Period”: Woman Dumps BF Over Dumb Stance On Periods

A woman turned to the internet for advice after her boyfriend insisted that she change her birth control in order to no longer have a period. The post “Good Luck Finding A Girl Who Doesn’t Have A Period”: Woman Dumps BF Over Dumb Stance On Periods first appeared on Bored…

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More young women are getting sterilized since 'Roe’ was overturned

A recent study found that the rate of women 18 to 30 getting tubal ligations doubled following the Dobbs decision

The Conversation

Do hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse

More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, many people also use hormonal contraceptives to manage a variety of symptoms related to menstruation,…

The Guardian - UK

Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria

Evening Standard

London women are falling pregnant on Ozempic — but no one knows if it's safe yet

As women in the UK are hit by the great ‘Ozempic pregnancy scare’ sweeping the US, fertility experts warn of its potential risks

Salon

A threat to contraception remains

The Right to Contraception Act failed to pass, worrying reproductive rights experts about access in the future

The Guardian - US

A male birth control gel is one step closer to reality, and that’s worth celebrating

A male equivalent to the female birth control pill has not yet materialized, but a clinical trial shows encouraging results

Inverse

This Experimental Male Birth Control Works Even Better Than Expected

The treatment, known as NES/T, just completed its phase two clinical trial with flying colors.

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