I swear this is something I think about all the time. Why is birth control basically seen as a “girl thing”? Like genuinely. Any time it comes up, it’s always directed at women. Doctor appointments, conversations with friends, even random comments people make. It’s just assumed that we’re the ones handling it. And honestly, I’ve […]
Read More It Takes Two… So Why Is It On One?This post was edited on 3/24/2026 by livelaughlovecows. Growing up as an only child, I always felt as though I was three steps behind everyone else. While my classmates had started “dating” in 5th grade, I still didn’t fully understand the concept of what a boyfriend was. In middle school, when the boys in my […]
Read More Learning to Advocate for My Own Body in CollegeAt age 18 I went on birth control. At that time, I wasn’t aware that going on the pill was expected of me as a woman. I simply thought that I was taking a proactive approach and not at all thinking about why this responsibility predominately lies on the shoulders of women. Although condoms exist […]
Read More male Contraceptives: reluctancy in their role and advancementPlease undress and don the gown Reproductive and biological healthcare is an extremely intimidating experience for many individuals. The typical drab waiting room, family health history questions you probably don’t know, and so on and so forth. As a legal adult at age eighteen, your guardian may not come back to the examination room with […]
Read More Let’s get intimate! (at the OBGYN)Yes, birth control has the amazing ability to prevent contraception, but in the recent wave of the government overturning Roe v Wade and moving the discussion to birth control, do male politicians understand that birth control has the ability to combat other women’s health issues. I personally know this as I suffer from endometriosis, a […]
Read More Dear male politicians, birth control saves lives.Ah, birth control. While this is a topic that females can talk about all day, a lot of males tend to avoid this subject. Although this is not the case with all males, it is no secret that a lot of them feel uncomfortable talking about women’s health. That is, unless it is beneficial toward […]
Read More But you’re on birth control, right?As our site’s visitors have come to notice, birth control is a topic that is frequently discussed in blog posts. I don’t want to “beat a dead horse,” but I wanted to talk about my story with contraceptives. As a disclaimer, this is just my experience with birth control. Some have had great experiences, others […]
Read More Got Birth Control Issues? Let’s Talk About It!The long list of people failed by the American government continues to grow even as we approach 2022. Refugees, African Americans, and women are a few out of the bunch. Although the first two listed deserve their own blog post; Texas has made the conversation impossible to ignore. Texas and its undying efforts to turn […]
Read More America, who do you care about?The 3 letter word no one wants to talk about but everyone wants to be good…SEX. Why is it important to have better sex ed?…For better sex of course!
Read More Let’s Talk About Sex BabyThe beautiful, carefree Vanessa Hudgens is captured meditating on her yoga mat on top of a mountain in the warmth of the glowing sunset beaming off her clear, soft skin. As she stretches into her yoga poses while joyfully looking out into the horizon, a narrative lists, “Nexplanon may cause mood swings, nervousness, depressed mood, […]
Read More Women: the beasts of burden for birth control