Tag: IUD

How the Birth Control Pill Changes Who You Are

How we perceive the world, form memories, and experience satisfaction fundamentally define the way we live and who we are. Recent science and widespread firsthand accounts now show that hormonal contraception, including the birth control pill, profoundly affects these domains by altering the structure of the brain and our neurochemistry. Hormonal contraception (HC) has long…


IUDs: What to Know

Amid all the furor about abortion and abortion laws, it seems relevant to discuss an often overlooked and relatively safe, long-term option to avoid the issue altogether. The intrauterine device (IUD) is a simple device that’s placed into the uterusĀ (womb) to prevent pregnancy. There’s no evidence of human use of an IUD before the 20th…