I hated Mirena. I felt off, physically and psychologically, but not really enough to pay much attention... until my sex drive died, I developed a hair trigger temper and my thyroid went crazy (I have Graves’ disease, an auto-immune disorder causing hyperthyroidism, which I think contributed to the crappy mood swings…

Hugs to you and I hope it works. I too have been taking mine from 15-30 and have had bouts of depression but it’s hard to know if that’s due to the majority of people I care about leaving/dying during that time period. So many variables, and as I’ve said above I find the crippling pain depressing and get terrible PMS…

I have four friends, FOUR, who use the antibiotic excuse. I honestly believe that their rational is this: ‘I want a baby and know we can’t afford one/take care of one, so I’d look like an idiot if I told people we planned this. Instead, I’m going to very casually take my pills and WHOOPS! thanks biology for making…

I had been on the pill for several years and then learned it may have been contributing to my depression, took one cycle off of the pill to feel relief.

As someone who posted this article, and several similar articles over the years, the onslaught of pillsplainers is always expected. Over the years, more lady friends have also commented about their experiences with hormonal methods of birth control. I had to research non-hormonal options on my own. I never had a…

I am a scientist and I have personally experienced severe mood side effects from certain hormonal contraceptives. With that position stated upfront, I was pleased that this study had the impact that it did. It’s unfortunate (but not surprising) that many headlines/readers ran straight for the implication of a) a huge…

“That car ride could have gone better.”

Also this seems like the bitter talk of a man who has tried to convince dozens of women to have a threesome with him, but never succeeded.

Clearly Newt Gingrich has shown the capacity for deep empathy for women. I love that he’s trying to fight Clinton’s again just like it’s the 90s, and he’s losing even worse this time.

Of course it’s the Donald Trump that Jackie and I knew...but well she’s dead. Whew, got out of that marriage just in time. And of course he’s definitely the Donald Trump that Marianne and I knew, but well, you know how that one turned out. Wait. What was the question again?

Ugh, it was an awful flight. There was a baby crying, they ran out of V8, and this guy in a lumpy suit grabbed me by the pussy.

Newt Gingrich, a man who served one of his multiple wives with divorce papers while she was recovering from cancer, is a man eminently qualified to speak of Donald Trump’s character.

The single engine that drives his psychology is a desire for dominance. It is about dominance and power. It is being able to walk into a room and take over.

I cannot work out what drink you’re talking about? It reminds me of the reverse though, American things that mean something else to an Irish ear. My cousin visited Disney world for some corporate thing. We’re talking 50+ Irish people trying to hold it together when the earnest Disney employee said “mickey” a dozen…

Exactly. When normalcy is considered taboo- or even illegal in some places- it’s no wonder LGBT+ couples dream of it.

It could have been, but it wasn’t. My feeling is that even rote, cutesy questions about motherhood take on a fresher, more revealing meaning for lesbian couples, who’ve been (and still are, in so many places) legally and socially excluded from co-parenting for so long.

Brendan - You forget that Trump also boasted, actually on 9/11 hours after 3000 people died, of now owning the tallest building downtown. Which was not only disgusting, it was also a bold faced lie. Trump’s 40 Wall didn’t become the tallest 70 Pine did. Sickening.

I love it when New Yorkers, especially this dip shit son of a mob lawyer, claim ownership over 9/11. I especially love it when they try to deny any ownership to a person who, for all we know, was sitting in a building that was targeted by United 93.

You were there that day, Rudy? I’m sorry! I didn’t know that. I’ve…

Basically everything you just said is wrong. The WIC policy is specifically designed to push breastfeeding. The women (and their toddler CHILDREN who obviously do not produce milk) don’t just get more food, they get better food (more meat, more produce). Women report to counselors (who are often associated with…

Sure crying serves a function to bring attention to the child, but with out really knowing anything about evolutionary history, you’ve just assumed it’s natural for a child to howl when separated from its parents during sleep at age 7. It’s not “natural”; cultures differ greatly in child rearing practices and not all…