in my experience gynecologists, both male and female, are the first ones to think they know your vagina better than you do.

I wish IUDs weren't so expensive though. Even with insurance it'd be at least $1000. I'd prefer not to rely on the pill because it basically makes me reliant on my phone alarmalarm to let me know when to take the pill... And that alarm has been faulty lately.

But this is just my point, you don't have to depend on your partner outside of hbc or an IUD, there are diaphragms and cervical caps and sponges that women can get to prevent pregnancy. You don't even need to see a doctor for sponges. It's just weird that, at least here on Jezebel, these other methods seem to never be…

Depends on your doctor though. Things are a lot more cautious these days here. In the UK, women are given a range of options on birth control as a result. The Pill is not for everyone at all - for some people it is dangerous and if you have 2 indications, you will not get it. That can include being a smoker over…

As the chick who had everything go wrong with HBC, I'm glad someone else is saying this. I just got a copper-T and am hoping I can quit the conversations with every new doc about how no, hormones make me severely depressed, suicidal, give me migraines three and a half out of four weeks of each cycle, and gave me a…

I don't get why hormonal birth control is consistently recommended as though it is the only form of birth control. There are multiple barrier methods for women, non-hormonal IUDs, and for those who know they don't want children or any more children, sterilization. Hormonal birth control has side effects that are…

let me just drop this here; http://www.cracked.com/blog/8-obvious…

Birth control has documented health benefits.

Interesting! I have Crohn's disease and although my symptoms started before I began taking the pill, I discovered when I took a break from it after 3 years of taking it that my symptoms almost disappeared. My specialist said that it wasn't the first time he'd heard of that happening. The finding in the article isn't…

That's interesting. My 20s were spent with chronic diarrhea that was diagnosed as IBS. Until I was 33, I was prescribed Bentyl and Robinul. At 33, I went off the pill so that I could start our family. I got pregnant really quickly, but didn't even suspect I was pregnant until I was around nine weeks. Not only didn't I…

More like Crone's disease:

It sounds like, either way, you run a legitimate risk of ending up exhausted and cleaning up poop. Damned if you do, dammed if you don't.

It's not based on an assumption; it's based on an observation. Certainly, she could be wrong in her interpretation of her observation, but it's not like she just said, "Well, I wouldn't like it if a boss treated me like that, so I'm sure this woman didn't either!" She described the server's behavior, and how that…

i really wish i could strangle that bloody woman

"The Chief Minister of West Bengal has promised swift and strong action against those involved."

URGH. The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee isn't exactly a kindred soul when it comes to tackling rape. In 2012, a woman named Suzette Jordan (she chose to waive her right to anonymity) was gangraped in car a…

in Pakistan?

"video camera"

I am pleasantly surprised at how fast the arrests came.