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The Pope has called them “selfish” and conservative pundits have said they’re “stupid.” Despite the fact that women who don’t want kids are a growing demographic, it’s clear that the stigma against them remains strong. Although men may sometimes be criticized for opting out of childbearing, they don’t face nearly the same amount of vitriol as childless women, who often get cast as “shallow” or “cat ladies” for choosing not to procreate.

Check out the whole article on Mic.com

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The controversy will be televised. 

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The reason why this page was created. We need to be aware of what we are putting into our bodies. African Americans have been the target of prejudice forever. This prejudice is now taking a toll on the health of the African American woman. PAY ATTENTION!

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THE DISADVANTAGES FAR OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS!

I recently got a Depro shot for the second time (I think that's how you spell it?) and I was wondering if there are any studies that show extreme adverse effects of it on the body. I've been feeling a little "funky" and have had a good bit of nausea, and I was wondering if it causes any gynecological issues in the future if you ever want to have kids and you get off of the shot. Thanks!

Depo Provera, the Depo Shot, the Injection can have a LOT of wonky side effects.   In fact, I try very hard not to be biased about birth control since I know there’s a perfect method for each person, but Depo is by far my least favorite.

It’s a high dose of progesterone that is injected into your arm, thigh, or butt muscle once every 3 months to prevent pregnancy.  It often causes either significant daily bleeding or stops your period all together.

Read more about it here.

Benefits:

No estrogen (for people who can’t use it or don’t want to)

It’s not permenant

Immediately effective

Only need to do it once every 3 months

Reduced risk of pregnancy in the tubes (very dangerous) unlike the IUD

No bleeding for 80% of users by the 5th year of use

Very few interactions with other medications

Fewer seizures for people with epilepsy

Fewer sickle cell crises for people with sickle cell

Less pain from endometriosis, less risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, decreased risk of endometrial cancer (all of these are same as any type of birth control)

Disadvantages:

Bleeding pattern is unpredictable.  70% of people have irregular bleeding in the 1st year.  About 20-25% of users will discontinue using depo in the first year because of this.

Weight gain for 25-50% of users.

Depression can increase significantly in people with a history of depression (or a susceptibiltiy).

Bone density can be decreased, and while this is reversible after depo is discontinued, I find it highly suspicious.  You don’t want to be decreasing your bone density during the very few years (before age 25) that you actually are building bone mass.

It’s not possible to stop using it immediately, since once you’ve received the injection you’ve got that medication for the next 3 months (at least).  Unlike a pill that you can stop each day or an IUD you can have removed at any time.

You have to go back to the clinic once every 3 months

Delay in return to fertility - the average return to fertility is anywhere between 9-10 months after the last injection, but don’t rely on it.  Some people can become pregnant right away, but you don’t know who is who until you try.

Good luck, I hope this helps!Chloë

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A real, live IUD! That green and blue will match your uterus perfectly. (If you and your gyno determine it’s the best #birthcontrol method for your bod, of course)

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THIS IS A SHAME!!!

Please fire me. When my boss complained about an African-American, single, young lady who informed us that she was pregnant, he said they do it to themselves and that they should put birth control in the water (for the whole city).

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If women are educated about contraceptives and they can time and space their births, the women are healthier and their children are healthier.

Melinda Gates.

ICYMI: My interview with Melinda Gates about education, birth control and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

(via katiecouric)

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Happy world contraception day! Nuva Rings, IUDs, the pill, and dental dams oh my! Find the right method for you at bit.ly/Method4U #contraception #thepill #birthcontrol #plannedparenthood

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Decisions about birth control are personal, and no one should be making them for you – especially not your boss. But today the Supreme Court decided to hear two cases that could allow bosses to deny their employees birth control coverage –>  http://buzz.mw/b5893_l.

(graphic via National Women’s Law Center). 

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Get ready for an awesome birth control series of the basic, necessary facts for each method by Molly!  She has just agreed to help me out, and she’s already making the most useful, interesting posts!  I’m so lucky to have her.

Click here to learn more about the IUD insertion process.

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Enter Medicines360, a mission-driven pharmaceutical company with a focus on removing barriers that keep women from getting the best contraceptive choices, including awareness, education and cost. The company spent the past six years working to bring American women an affordable choice. The Liletta IUD, which is comparable in shape and function to the Mirena, will be offered to federally qualified health centers serving low income women for less than one fifth of what they are paying today, and will substantially drop wholesale IUD price for other clinics as well.

With funding from an anonymous foundation, Medicines360 combined a widely used medical device material and contraceptive hormone, and then took Liletta, a 52mg levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system through the research and FDA regulatory process. Their study included more than 1,500 women from age 16 to 45, across the race and weight spectrum, both those who have and have not had babies. At the three year mark, results showed that the IUD was comparably safe and effective across all of these groups. The research is ongoing, and if similar products are any indicator, Liletta probably will be effective for five to seven years.

I love my IUD, and I’m ecstatic that more women are getting more options when it comes to birth control. /Caroline