A new noninvasive patch could monitor a vital hormone
Estradiol is usually only measured via blood and urine samples, but this new patch only needs a decent workout from you.
Tag: reproductive health
Banning the abortion pill would harm veterans, cancer patients, and many others
Mifepristone, or the abortion pill, is currently being researched as a treatment for Gulf War illness, diabetes, breast cancer, and much more. A ban would endanger all that.
Where is all the hormone-free birth control?
There’s demand for non-hormonal birth control options across sexes, but the research is skewed toward male contraceptives.
These sex toys are designed to heal, one orgasm at a time
British startup MysteryVibe set out to make innovative sex toys. Now they are working alongside health professionals to engineer medical devices that also deliver orgasms.
How worried should you be about the ingredients in tampons?
A TikTok video brought up some of the same questions researchers have asked for years on the ingredients in tampons and other menstrual products.
In a post-Roe world, contraception failure is riskier than ever
This article was originally featured on KHN. “No one walks into my office and says, ‘I plan on missing a pill,’” said obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Mitchell Creinin. “There is no such thing as perfect use, we are all real-life users,” said Creinin, a professor at the University of California-Davis who wrote a widely used textbook that details contraceptive […]
Over-the-counter birth control pills could change reproductive care in the US
An approved over-the-counter hormonal birth control product would not require a prescription and would be considered self-care.
The Biden administration plans to expand abortion access in all states
One hundred days after the SCOTUS decision to reverse Roe v. Wade, the White House is sharing new reproductive rights guidelines to increase abortion access in all states.
FTC sues data broker for selling sensitive information, including abortion clinic visits
The FTC just accused Kochava of selling private data to third parties that includes sensitive geolocation without consumers’ knowledge.
Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones.
The summer TikTok trend of “vabbing” claims that vagina pheromones can increase one’s sexual allure. Here’s what science says about that.