My husband shared a Scientific American article with me. (We have a "thing" for science-based reading - it entertains us.) However, this article, in particular, surprised even me! The author, ...
On May 30, 2018, the Equal Rights Amendment was finally passed by the Illinois House. It only took about 100 years, but hey. It is an historic moment for the ...
Planned Parenthood Changed My Life Many, many moons ago I volunteered at Planned Parenthood as a birth control educator. I saw women of all ages seeking help - some as ...
Despite the prevalence of health care clinics in nearly every community, whether it be within a hospital, school, private medical clinic, community-based, or even in the local grocery store, ...
Book Review The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution by Jonathan Eig Despite being an avid reader, I am not one to ...
For bloggers, ringing in the New Year with a list seems to the be the hip and cool thing to do. Obviously we parents totally rock in the "hip and ...
What do these birth control methods have in common?? All are forms of “girl” contraception. Some use hormones, some act as a barrier, some make the sperm-journey to the fallopian ...
Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a report written by Dr. Mary Ott and Dr. Gina Sucato and the COMMITTEE ON ADOLESCENCE indicating intrauterine devices (IUD’s) and implants ...
In Illinois this summer, Governor Quinn signed a law that requires schools in Illinois to teach sexual education with scientifically- and medically-accurate information that is age-appropriate. This law takes effect ...
So, what DO other countries teach their kids when it comes to sexual health? Even better – what do we teach? Let me take a minute to define some of ...
