Birth Control

Instagram Influencers & the New Obsession with All-Natural: How Companies Sell Food, Exercise, and Now Even Contraceptive Methods as a New Way of Life

By Tessa Ruff | Jan 17, 2019 | Comments Off on Instagram Influencers & the New Obsession with All-Natural: How Companies Sell Food, Exercise, and Now Even Contraceptive Methods as a New Way of Life

My peers and I have access to more information about our bodies and our health than ever before, encouraging us to take care of ourselves and make well-informed decisions.

Is the Natural Cycles App an Effective Method of Contraception?

By NWHN Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Is the Natural Cycles App an Effective Method of Contraception?

Natural Cycles is the first smartphone application (“app”) for contraception cleared by the FDA. It is a high-tech version of the classic rhythm method (also called natural family planning or the fertility awareness method) in which users track their ovulation cycles in order to avoid pregnancy.

Smartphone Contraception: Policy Issues

By NWHN Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Smartphone Contraception: Policy Issues

Natural Cycles is a high-tech version of the classic rhythm method (also called natural family planning or the fertility awareness method) in which users track their ovulation cycles in order to avoid pregnancy.

Consumer Health Info: Natural Cycles Fertility Awareness App

By NWHN Staff | Oct 24, 2018 | Comments Off on Consumer Health Info: Natural Cycles Fertility Awareness App

Natural Cycles is a high-tech version of the classic rhythm method (also called natural family planning or the fertility awareness method) in which users track their ovulation cycles in order to avoid pregnancy. But an app does not = birth control.

Getting an IUD: How One Size Does Not Fit All

By Tessa Ruff | Oct 17, 2018 | Comments Off on Getting an IUD: How One Size Does Not Fit All

In college, getting a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) was in vogue. It seemed like everywhere I went, women were talking about how their IUD had changed their life for the better.

Does Birth Control Cause Abortion?

By Evita Almassi | Sep 14, 2018 | Comments Off on Does Birth Control Cause Abortion?

When asked about his dissent in the Priests for Life case, Brett Kavanaugh said that by filling out a form the employer did not want to be “complicit in the provision of the abortion-inducing drugs.” This rhetoric, conflating contraception and abortion, is used by anti-choice activists to intentionally confuse the issue.

NWHN Applauds Approval of New Contraceptive

By Evita Almassi | Aug 10, 2018 | Comments Off on NWHN Applauds Approval of New Contraceptive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org or (202) 682-2640

Brightness Among the Clouds: Positive Women’s Health Efforts at the FDA

By Eliana Kosova | Aug 9, 2018 | Comments Off on Brightness Among the Clouds: Positive Women’s Health Efforts at the FDA

In our current political climate, each day brings new attacks on reproductive health. Between the Trump-Pence administration’s attacks on access to birth control and Congress’s continual efforts to curtail abortion care, we are in an uphill battle when it comes to reproductive freedom.

Safety Precautions Surrounding Essure for Long-Term Birth Control

By NWHN Staff | Jul 25, 2018 | Comments Off on Safety Precautions Surrounding Essure for Long-Term Birth Control

“Bayer has recently announced they will remove Essure from the market, but my doctor has just recommended Essure as permanent birth control since it will be available until the end of the year… what should I know?”

NWHN Statement on Halt of Essure Sales in the U.S.

By Cindy Pearson | Jul 20, 2018 | Comments Off on NWHN Statement on Halt of Essure Sales in the U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Evita Almassi, ealmassi@nwhn.org or (202) 682-2640