Fertility & Reproduction
'Black Widow' Highlights the Tragedy of Forced Sterilization
The record-breaking Marvel film touches on Natasha and Yelena's inability to have children.
Sterilized: The Dark Past (and Present) of the World’s Most Popular Form of Birth Control
Coerced sterilization of women is still happening today.
How Charting My Cycle Helped Me Know and Appreciate My Body More
Fertility awareness is body awareness.
Common Reproductive Disorders That Are Major Blind Spots in Women’s Health
For endometriosis and PCOS, some paths to healing are more effective than others.
The Problem with Excluding Menstruating, Pregnant, and Breastfeeding Women from Research Trials
Conflicting COVID-19 vaccine recommendations have highlighted a larger issue with women’s health.
How I Went from Clueless to Empowered About My Period Health
The Pill kept me in the dark about my body, but fertility awareness changed everything.
Renting Wombs, Rending Hearts: The Dark Realities of Surrogacy
To protect women and children, we have to let go of the illusion that surrogacy is anything other than a form of human trafficking.
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Is Abortion Killing Maternal Health?
Maternal health continues to worsen in America. It could be because abortion and contraception take up all the oxygen in the women’s health conversation.
If You Don’t Feel Yourself on Birth Control, You’re Not Alone
A new book explores the effects of contraceptives on the brain
Postpartum Charting Is Notoriously Tricky—Don't Go It Alone
Navigating your body's signals while your body adjusts to its new normal
Betrayed Fertility Patients Find They’ve Been Inseminated by Doctors’ Sperm—and Other Notes from the Week
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the week’s top stories.
Drama in HR: Why Are So Many Employees Leaving Planned Parenthood?
Pulling back the curtain on this trend . . .
Fertility Fraud Bills Progress through Two State Legislatures, and Other Notes from the Week
Catch up on all the news you might have missed with our handy summary of the week’s top stories.
Learn to Crack the PMS Symptom Code with Fertility Awareness-Based Methods
You don't always have to accept these symptoms.
Period Symptoms You Can Naturally Heal and How
Charting with fertility awareness-based methods can help you treat your PMS.
How the Pill Could Affect Your Choice of Mate, and the Health of Your Future Children, Too
It may be affecting more than you think.
Women Are Opening Up About Cervical Mucus on Instagram and It’s Awesome
Though many still beg to differ
The Human Story of Abby Johnson
From abortion workers to women who choose abortion, 'Unplanned' shows empathy for the many sides of a complex issue.
4 Birth Control Side Effects You May Not Know About
These side effects are causing women to sour on the pill
5 Fertility Awareness Instagram Accounts to Empower Your Feminine Health
Who said social media had to be draining?
Top Signs Your Body May Have a Sex Hormone Imbalance
Knowing the warning signs is the first step in advocating for your own health.