They are! Copper IUDs work by thickening cervical mucous to act as the contraceptive, but typically cause an increase in menstrual bleeding. Mirena/Skyla are progesterone based, and cause part of the uterine lining to thin to the point where women often stop having periods. They all have about the same efficacy,…

That’s what bothers me, the willful ignorance that most birth control methods are also treatments for a plethora of conditions that affect young women and girls! Its seriously used as the treatment for so many issues from heavy bleeding, to irregular bleeding, painful bleeding etc. An IUD is so much easier for a girl.…

There are two options at this gestational age. One is a surgical procedure, called a Dilation and Evacuation. That procedure does not allow for an intact fetus to be born, and the remains are usually immediately cremated. Along with that, there’s no way to harvest organs. The other option is an induction of labor,…

Love this. It just shows how utterly ridiculous their argument is.

They aren’t that big here, they will probably tour next year in small venues. They are FANTASTIC live, so if only for stalking purposes you should go see them!

I’ve seen them live multiple times, he’s miniature. His leather jacket looked like it was from Gap Kids. But he’s gorgeous, and his voice...gah.

I’m pretty sure that is Kelly Jones, the lead singer of Stereophonics. He is a beautiful beautiful tiny little Welshman and the band just put out a new album!

He and Michelle are so obviously parents. Not people who have kids, but parents who spend time with their kids. And I love that he acknowledges that his love for his kids is like a lot of love parents have for their kids (or should have). No special snowflake here, just a parents who know they love their daughters. <3…

Preach totally accurate and truth-filled lady, PREACH!

I almost always have music on when operating, unless an attending specifically doesn’t like it. It ranges from Johnny Cash to One Direction, and typically, if something is getting complicated, its just turned down, or shut off. Otherwise its nice to have a bit of music, helps you focus! Honestly, I’d hate to listen to…

I'm Hindu and did the walking around the fire at our wedding, and the fact that he carried the little girl, and made her part of those 7 steps, just totally made me bawl. So cute, so wonderful, and so so happy India is changing in these truly lovely ways.

I just finished medical school, and talking to friends, while yes there is encouragement into the often male predominant fields, at the end of the day, there are boys clubs in medicine like anything else. I'm in an OBGYN residency, and a lot of the older doctors lament about the lack of male OBGYNs and give special…

I'm in the same place. I'm Indian, my husband's Jewish and we still get weirded out looks from random strangers on the street. My all time favorite story is that one night, while rather drunk, we went to a 7-11 in Arlington, VA. The man working that night was Indian, said some very not nice things about trashy Indian…

The BEST answer I have read, go you!

I had to write a paper on this in high school, and I got the whole idea from another Fitzgerald work, a short story called "Bernice Bobs Her Hair." Even if he got it wrong with Gatsby,which I argue, because in my opinion part of the reason Daisy and Jordan are not representing the feminist movement and instead a…

Agreed over and over again. I get so irritated with these ridiculous statements that a) don't understand how research works b) don't understand how science works c) actually write erroneous conclusions as the title. Because honestly, its completely inaccurate. Someone mentioned NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis),…

The rage I feel for Jenny McCarthy grows exponentially every year. And every other whack job running around claiming to have medical knowledge.

I was obsessed with the first two seasons, but haven't even seen the second two arcs of the third. It just...I hate Veronica. If there is anything that drives me nuts about S3, its that despite all the other issues, making Veronica smug and rude and just not Veronica, avenger of the weak and all about justice, just…

Yes yes yes! I don't like Anne Hathaway, and I don't know why. Her acting is fine, I saw "The Princess Diaries" as many times as every other teen girl, and she kicked butt as Cat Woman, but lately she grates on me. It's not fair, and logically, there's no reason to dislike her. I wonder if its the mean girl in all of…

Anti microbial resistance is a major issue today. Fluroquinolones are one of the most over prescribed drugs in the US, and consequently by the mid 90s, gonorrhea was resistant. Cephalosporins are going the same way, due to over prescribing, improper usage and the fact that gonorrhea is pretty crafty and had a lot of…