Seriously, if it weren't for Jezebel I would hardly know the Palins were still a thing.

Thanks for all of the info!

I'm totally with you on this - at my work we all frequently talk about our significant others, families, etc... I know some people prefer to separate their personal lives from work (straight or not), but it just doesn't seem right that someone has to remove themselves from these conversations out of fear of judgment.…

Not knowing all that much about dogs or their breeding... how exactly is a puggle worse than a pug or a beagle or any other selectively bred dog?

Thanks for reading my mind. Hearted.

Yeah, I'll agree with you there. Sadly, most science writing is pretty bad aside from on publications dedicated to it.

For your last point... I'm not really sure that saying poor sleep habits cause depression is any more true than saying depression may cause poor sleep habits. This study may not be the best, but it covers another anxiety-related disorder - and personally, I'm pretty positive my OCD caused me to sleep poorly rather…

This is a dating lesson that took me wayyy too long to figure out.

I've had Mirena for about four months now - the the point where it's apparently "leveled out" and my only complain about it is that I have a very SLIGHT increase in acne versus being on the pill... to the point I'm not even convinced Mirena is to blame. There hasn't been any negative impact on my libido with Mirena…

I'm a graduate student at a medical school... and while I'm very aware that there ARE medical students that work hard, study and really try to learn. I know there are plenty that do just the bare minimum to scratch by in medical school (and I'm at a "top" medical school in the US). In the end... these people DO get…

In all fairness... with small cell lung cancer catching it BEFORE it spreads more or less requires a lot of luck - meaning that you have some tests performed before you're really seeming symptomatic. Not saying what those doctors did wasn't horribly wrong, but it was probably metastatic from the beginning of his…

Honestly, I'd feel the same way... my entire career (that i love) is dependent on my hands. I'm not sure what I would do without them.

Mirena (hormonal IUD) can actually help in a manner similar to the pill. Paragard and copper IUDs can increase bleeding/cramps, but Mirena often helps (I was never a candidate for a copper IUD because of painful heavy periods). I had light cramping periodically for about two months after insertion - and the insertion…

Insertion pain varies person to person... for me it was no worse than my own menstrual cramps without hormonal BC.

I've never known someone with issues getting an IUD placed without children unless they could not physically accomodate it - which is generally the fear OBGYNs have about women without children. If you live in a larger area - Planned Parenthood will ALWAYS place an IUD if it works for you.

So, when exactly did I make a statement suggesting that it DID NOT. I'm just saying that... as someone with an IUD in place that I cannot EVER feel it and I assure you my boyfriend is pretty good at testing the limits of it.

IUDs are amazing. I have Mirena (a hormonal IUD) and I'd recommend it to anyone I know that's sexually active and in a relationship where STDs are not a concern. The first two months after insertion I bleed a little, but after passing the "settling in point" I no longer have a period (this is normal for many people on…

You shouldn't be able to feel the IUD aside from the strings. It's not poking guts. I never feel my IUD, including during intercourse. Plus, I don't have my period, cramps or mood swings with it... talk about a huge win.

I have multiple friends with IUDs that have had a good amount of success with them... and at least one on to her second IUD. I've had Mirena for several months and after my body "adjusted" it's settled in very well. Personally, I've never known anyone with a bad experience with an IUD aside from some light bleeding…

Hearted you, this last comment was just so beautifully phrased. Being a tried and true (and displaced) Texan I find people here are just all too willing to stereotype southern states and all too often I find some progressive southerners acting defeated... so often I have liberal friends in Texas just decide not to…