Birth Control Dear Mr. Trump, Abstinence-Only Education Does Not Work!!!

Dear Mr. Trump, Abstinence-Only Education Does Not Work!!!

Abstinence-only education — encouraging adolescents to wait until marriage for sex — is making a comeback under President Trump. In a marked departure from the previous administration, conservatives at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are putting an emphasis on abstinence to reduce teen pregnancy rates. The problem with this is that it …

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Elite Daily 6 Things You’re Convinced Are STDs, But Actually Aren’t

6 Things You’re Convinced Are STDs, But Actually Aren’t

You wake up one morning and head to the bathroom because something just doesn’t feel, look or smell right. Something is off. You immediately start to panic. Thoughts come flooding into your mind like, “Oh my gosh, that son of a bitch cheated on me and gave me an STD,” “I should have never slept …

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Basic Gyn 5 Steps You Should Take If You Have Had Unprotected Sex

5 Steps You Should Take If You Have Had Unprotected Sex

It is Sunday morning and the euphoria of Saturday night’s escapades starts to wear off as the reality of the new dawn sets in. You Had Unprotected Sex. You then begin to frantically look around the room for your clothes so that you can make a run for it and go call your girlfriends to …

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Basic Gyn What’s Up with The Patch and The NuvaRing? Short-Term Birth Control Options Other Than The Pill

What’s Up with The Patch and The NuvaRing? Short-Term Birth Control Options Other Than The Pill

I am an advocate of the birth control pill and believe it is  easy to use and has relatively low side effects, but it only works if you remember to take it! If you can’t remember to take a pill daily and need something effective long- term contraception options such as an IUD or a …

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Basic Gyn The Increase in STDs and Dating Apps: the possible link

The Increase in STDs and Dating Apps: the possible link

As a single girl living in Los Angeles it seems as if my girlfriends are telling me about a new dating app monthly. Dating apps have completely changed the online dating game that was once dominated by website based companies such as, Match.com and EHarmony. Each app has its own gimmick modified a bit from …

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