I recently had to go off my high-dose BCP because new research has shown that women with auras are over 4x more likely to suffer a stroke than women without migraines/ auras :( Add in a family history of strokes and a high daily dose of estrogen and my doctors freaked (and my family... and my friends...). So, I gave…

Seriously, that way if one method fails, there's still the back up - which would have a higher prevention rate than condoms or no back up at all. And from the way the injection is described, it might even decrease STD transmission, too - since it blocks the vas deferens. Sounds like a win across the board :). Now if…

Me too! It certainly makes more sense than what actually happened, amirite?

Imma go with "absolutely nothing". Because, yeah.

Anyone else want to start a Kickstarter for Mariska Hargitay (if there isn't already one)? 'Cause I am so up for that!

"Free" may not be thr right word, but it sure as hell wasn't covered by my premiums until Obamacare - I had to pay $60/mo for my BC and that didn't even include the doctor's visits. It certainly sure feels free, after paying exorbitant premiums for the last five years and then still having to pony up $60 for a generic…

If the cups on a 32C fit you and it's the band that's the problem, why not try a band extender? The band will eventually stretch until it's comfortable enough to wear without one, but it takes a couple of months, usually, to get there. I have the same kind of problem - the only cups that fit me right are for a 38F,…

It's natural for you to feel sympathy for him, but any excuses for his behavior ran out long ago. My brother is autistic and also suffers from several other severe mental illnesses (depression and crippling social anxiety), but he would NEVER do something like this. And, to be fair, a lot of that is due to my…

I guess I just grew up with a generous family and friends, because we're constantly buying little (and sometimes big) gifts for each other when someone reaches a milestone or has had a bad week/ month (my bf just got me a box of handmade chocolates after a REALLY bad week, god bless her).

EXACTLY THIS. Why are we letting these lunatics do this to us? I want to foment a rebellion.

Are you kidding me? I LOVE bats! They're so cute and furry - little flying foxes :). One of my fondest childhood memories is of getting to hold and feed a bat at the Natural History Museum. They're so soft! Like velvet.

I say we bring back the guillotine for this exact purpose!

They DO discriminate against minorities and women. Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch established that.

Right!! We need an awesome organization name - something appropriately scary to the wingnuts - and secret meetings. Also, a thought occurs to me...

conservative groups use the term "militant feminism" cause when i think of militant, i think of people running around burning down the awful pregnancy centers

You deserve 1,000 stars!!!

YEP.

"Captain Thundercock" is my new superhero name!

I hear you :) They had some 3T drives at Costco I kept going back to (I could back up EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE!). But my 1T is good for now... being practical is no fun :P

Really? I just had a whole-body shudder. Gah!