Maegan Boutot

Compare the different types of non-hormonal birth control, their effectiveness, pros and cons.

Here’s what we know about potential birth control side effects to sex drive and libido for every type of birth control.

Can precum cause pregnancy? The short answer is yes. Here's what science says about the pull out method.

People use Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FAMs) or "natural birth control" to become pregnant or to prevent pregnancy—but do they work?

What you need to know about estrogen levels, low estrogen, estrogen dominance, birth control, and how it all affects your body.

What you need to know about estrogen levels, low estrogen, estrogen dominance, birth control, and how it all affects your body.

What you need to know about androgenic hormones, androgen levels, low androgens, high androgens, birth control, and how it all affects your body.

Definition of hormones, what they do for your body, and what they do for your reproductive system.

What is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for menopause? Here’s the research on estrogen, progestin, and the benefits and risks of treatment.

Synthetic Estrogen: What is it? Side Effects, Endogenous Estrogen vs. Exogenous Estrogen, Types of Estrogen, Estradiol, and More

What you need to know about progesterone levels, progestins, low progesterone, progesterone dominance, birth control, and how it all affects your body.

The Pill, ring, and IUD change levels of estrogen, progesterone, as well as other hormones. Not all birth control has the same amount of hormones.

Researchers measure how well a birth control method works in two ways: perfect-use and typical-use.

What should you do if you miss a birth control pill? Here’s what you need to know about the effects of missing a pill on...

Causes and treatment of menstrual migraines and headaches.

Tracking symptoms throughout your menstrual cycle can help you understand your experience of PMS, what to expect, and when to see a doctor.

During most of the luteal phase the immune system is suppressed. Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone affect the immune system and its function.

Free bleeding is the practice of menstruating in public without blocking or collecting the period flow. Here’s why people do it.

Hormonal birth control, like the pill, increases your risk of blood clots, but most premenopausal people have a low risk of developing clots.

A 2017 study shows that premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) might be linked to linked to observable genetic behavior within cells.

You may have heard about TSS, and know that it has something to do with tampons. Fortunately, it’s rare.

You might have heard about a link between birth control pills and breast cancer. It’s tricky, so we dove into the research.

How diet and nutrition can affect your period, menstrual cycle, and reproductive health.

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the uterus, and sometimes the cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.

What a happy sex life means is subjective, as our sexual desires, expectations, and needs differ from one another and change as we grow and...

Hyperprolactinemia is a condition when there is more prolactin in the body than is normal.

Does caffeine make PMS worse? Evidence exists that women with PMS tend to consume more caffeine than those who do not.

A recent report suggests that Americans are actually having sex less often than in previous decades.

How stress can affect your period, fertility, ovulation, PMS, and more.

Extract from Vitex agnus-castus, also known as the chaste tree, is a popular remedy for premenstrual symptoms and menstrual cycle irregularity.

What you need to know about Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) levels, low SHBG, the relationship between SHBG and birth control, and how it affects...

Menopause signs & symptoms, how long it lasts, the average age of menopause, menopause treatment, and more. Here’s how you can be prepared

Clitoral stimulation, orgasms during sleep, exercise-induced orgasm, vaginally-stimulated orgasm, and more.

When a miscarriage occurs very early in pregnancy, it can be difficult to tell the difference between a miscarriage and a heavy period.

Notice spotting or bleeding during ovulation? Here’s what to expect.

Bodies, sperm, and eggs do a lot of work to achieve a pregnancy. We've broken it all down for you here: what happens before, during,...