Sexual Health

Polycystic ovary syndrome 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.

As a teenager who has encountered plenty of teenagers who are confused, scared, or otherwise troubled over pregnancy I couldn’t be happier about over the counter access to birth control pills.

How an IUD is placed, at which points during the procedure people can experience pain, and pain management options that can be used during this procedure.

Physical therapist Caitlyn Tivy talks pelvic exams in the current era: what they are, why you might need one, and how to make them a comfortable and positive experience, including modifications that can be made with them that you might want or need.

“My Mom Had an Abortion” is a comic written by Beezus B. Murphy, illustrated by Tatiana Gill, and produced by the Shout Your Abortion network. It tells a unique and personal coming of age story, while emphasizing the importance of choice. In this interview between two high school students across the country from one another, interviewer Zosia Johnson and Beezus discuss this story, and why Beezus decided to share it.

What’s up with so many people experiencing what sure seem like side effects of hormonal birth control methods, but so few studies seeming to find or report those same effects? This excerpt from the book version of Pussypedia breaks it down and backs it up with a giant pile of research.