Higher Rates of Unplanned Pregnancies in Black Women
Happy Black History Month! Let’s dive into gaps in Black female sexual health which connects intersectionality with Black History Month....
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Sanjana Jones
Jan 26
Dark Shades in the Beauty Industry…Or The Lack Thereof
Have you ever been shopping for makeup and realized you can’t find your shade? If you have, take note of your skin colour. Do the same if...
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Sanjana Jones
Dec 15, 2023
Black Maternal Mortality
In Western Society, dying during childbirth is not a popular phenomenon. Even dying while pregnant is not seen nearly as much as it once...
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Sanjana Jones
Nov 23, 2023
Exclusivity of Black Queer and Two-Spirit Members in Pride
Think about Pride for a second, and what it means to you. Whether it’s the month or the parade, we all have different indexical images of...
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Dallas Barnes
Mar 2, 2022
My Body, My Boundaries: Conversations About Birth Control
There is much to be said about our relationships with our own bodies. From how it supports our movement, nourishes our lives, to how it...
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Quinn Palmer
Feb 9, 2022
Birth Control Fear Mongering
Fear-mon-ger-ing /ˈfirˌməNGəriNG/ Noun The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue. To put it...
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Lisa Hou
Dec 15, 2021
Birth Control Cleanse: Not a Necessity
You know us - we believe that birth control has a necessity to say the least. Not all hormonal and non-hormonal options work for...
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Alana Heenan
Dec 8, 2021
IVF and Egg Freezing: What to Consider
Pregnancy. In our youth it’s a topic many people speak of in either fear or future excitement. Something that often feels so distant. But...
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Quinn Palmer
Nov 24, 2021
Sex and Chronic Pain: As Personal As It Gets
Oh, hey. How are you? Are you having a good day today? I figured I should start with something friendly considering I am about to tell...
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Alana Heenan
Nov 17, 2021
Vulva Smells and Myths
Another day, another cycle, another ‘is-that-a-normal-smell?’ in your Google search history as you face the age old question of, what is...
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Torie Leigh
Nov 10, 2021
Vaginal Salve, My Saviour
If you ask me, our vaginas do not get the TLC they deserve — nor do we talk about it enough. Vaginas are personal. They do weird things...
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Jade Lamont
Nov 3, 2021
Birth Control and Blood Clots: My Story
My first birth control method was Kyleena, a low-hormone intrauterine device (IUD). I didn’t know much about the world of birth control,...
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Quinn Palmer
Oct 27, 2021
Considerations for Planning Your LGBTQ+ Family
As a woman in a same-sex relationship at the beginning of my family planning journey, it feels like a better use everyone’s time to...
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Lisa Hou
Oct 20, 2021
10 Things People Do With Their Placenta
You kind of know what the placenta is. You probably know that it’s also referred to as the afterbirth. The placenta starts forming around...
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Dallas Barnes
Oct 13, 2021
5 Differences in How I Talked About Birth Control in High School vs. Now
Being the founder of a contraceptive counseling platform, I talk about birth control a lot. I have open conversations about sex, sexual...
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Natalia Heinke
Oct 6, 2021
Debunking Emergency Contraceptive Myths
This article mentions sexual assault, infertility, abortion, and emergency contraception. We understand that this material may be...
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Natalia Heinke
Sep 15, 2021
What I Wish My High School Sex Ed Covered
Since graduating from high school, I’ve come to learn that there are too many gaps in my knowledge that probably should have been filled...
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Reya Health
Apr 16, 2021
How Reya Works
There is a major health crisis within women’s health that is not being addressed: birth control is often misprescribed. This leads to a...
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