Two high-profile magazines recently admitted the discontent of today’s women with hormonal birth control. Both The Atlantic and New York Magazine recounted stories of women who are done with the unpleasant side effects of the Pill and its cousins, the Patch and IUDs....
If recent trend stories are to be believed, such as one from Ann Friedman at New York Magazine, some heterosexual women—particularly those in long-term, monogamous relationships—are giving up on the default birth control options. Synthetic hormones come with side effects, condoms don’t...
I went on Yasmin in 2005 and thought I loved it at first...Then, I started getting headaches all the time, strange paresthesia sensations in my hands. My heart would skip beats, and I eventually started getting stabbing pains every once in a while in my chest. Couldn't handle hot weather...
Painting the Catholic Church as "out of touch" is like shooting fish in a barrel, what with the funny hats and gilded churches. And nothing makes it easier than the Church's stance against contraception. Many people...
