February is National Condom Month
Currently, condoms are the only widely available, proven method for reducing transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during sex. Condoms work.
There are many options available for preventing pregnancy, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. If you are sexually active and don’t want to get pregnant, you can explore the range of contraceptive choices available.
You can download our birth control method comparison chart and print out a copy to bring to your healthcare provider, so your provider can help you make the choice that’s best for you.
There are about 61 million women of reproductive age in the United States, many of whom will use some type of birth control for several decades. There are lots of options available, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. In this episode we’re talking with Dr. Noor Dasouki Abu-Alnadi, known as “Dr. Noor” to her patients, to explore what’s available including several new and exciting options.
With the wide range of contraceptive methods available to women, it can be challenging to understand all of the options and make a fully informed choice about which is the best fit. Listen to real women discuss their choices.
You can begin protecting your fertility well before you are ready to start a family. Nutrition, a healthy lifestyle and decisions about sexual behavior influence a person’s ability to conceive a child and a woman’s ability have a safe delivery. In the ideal situation, you will be able to:
Most people don’t realize that their reproductive health system is the most fragile system in the body. You need to know how to protect your future fertility by preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). When STIs go untreated they can cause fertility problems. For example:
What you can do to protect yourself and your fertility:
Currently, condoms are the only widely available, proven method for reducing transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during sex. Condoms work.
Don’t be shy to talk with your partner about safer sex and condoms: For both of you, this is one of the most important conversations you can have. It’s also one of the smartest!
There is another update to the ongoing court battle over mifepristone, one of two drugs used in most medication abortion.
An FDA advisory panel voted unanimously last week that Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill, should be available over the counter.
For those with insurance coverage, internal condoms can now be ordered for free online and shipped directly.
ASHA recognizes each February as National Condom Month! Time to learn more about condoms, lube, and safer sex.
LARC methods are safe, reliable, and prevent pregnancy for years. For many people they are a great choice, but they aren’t the best choice for everyone, of course, as people have personal preferences for what fits in to their lifestyle and health profile.
Nearly all women use birth control at some point in their lives, and soon they’ll have one more option available. On May 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Phexxi, a non-hormonal contraceptive gel that works by keeping the pH levels in the vagina acidic, and thus inhospitable to sperm.
ASHA believes that all people have the right to the information and services that will help them to have optimum sexual health. We envision a time when stigma is no longer associated with sexual health and our nation is united in its belief that sexuality is a normal, healthy, and positive aspect of human life.
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