Finding and taking abortion pills to end a pregnancy without the help of a doctor or nurse is called “self-managed abortion” (which some people call an “at-home abortion”). It’s a fairly common ...

Hormones play a major part in puberty, your menstrual cycle, and pregnancy. The hormones in birth control can affect your body in different ways, and people react differently to hormonal birth control ...

Someone asked us: I’m a trans guy on T. Do I still have to worry about getting pregnant? Some trans men’s ability to get pregnant might decrease after taking testosterone for a while. Taking ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following the House vote passing the budget reconciliation bill, Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced plans to take the Trump administration to court over the ...

Someone asked us: Can birth control make you gain weight? It depends. Most types of birth control don’t affect your weight. But there are some methods that may cause weight gain in some people. There ...

If you take an emergency contraception pill with levonorgestrel (like Plan B One Step, Take Action, My Way, and others) and you weigh more than 165 pounds, it won't work as well. ella is another ...

If you’ve ever gone along with sexual activity but didn’t really want to, you may have been sexually coerced. Sexual coercion is using pressure or influence to get someone to agree to sex. People can ...

Someone asked us: I had an abortion with pills and I’m worried that my doctor will find out. Can you tell if someone had an abortion? There’s a small chance that your medication abortion won’t work ...

Do we feel anything when we get pre ejaculation? You can’t always tell when pre-ejaculate (AKA pre-cum) comes out of your penis. You may be able to feel a little wetness on the tip of your penis when ...

We get a lot of questions about the difference between STI and STD, and the answer is actually pretty simple: there isn’t really a difference. STD stands for “sexually transmitted disease,” and STI ...

A “virgin” is someone who has never had sex. But, it’s not as simple as it seems. For starters, there are a lot of myths about virginity out there — like, for example, about when someone stops being a ...

Imagine you’re in a sexual situation, and you know exactly what you want to do physically. Maybe you’re cuddling with a friend and you really want to kiss them, but you don’t want to go further than ...