ableism

Rick Santorum Wants to Protect YOU! From the Evils of Prenatal Testing

I’m a disabled person, and I actually wholly support prenatal screening and full access to prenatal care, because I think it can result in healthier pregnancies and better outcomes for both pregnant people and infants.
s.e. smith in
Issues, ableism, bodies are not political footballs, disability, politics, pro-choice, reproductive health, reproductive justice

Feb 21, 2012 at 12:30pm | 110 comments

healthy

It Happened To Me: I Teach Pelvic Exams to Med Students (On Myself)

Sure it’s strange having a job that entails having about 75 strangers a year inspecting your girly bits, but hey, somebody’s got to do it and I happen to do it well.
Jami Kath Harrison in
It Happened To Me, healthy, reproductive health, women's health, pelvic exams

Oct 17, 2012 at 9:00am | 97 comments

birth control

You Know Who Knows A Lot About Birth Control? Dudes.

You definitely don’t need women testifying at a panel on whether birth control should be included in women’s health plans. After all, government is for men!
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Issues, birth control, Congress, politics, pro-choice, reproductive health, uterus says what?

Feb 16, 2012 at 5:05pm | 90 comments

vagina vagina vagina

This Week In the "Don't Say 'Vagina'" Files: Idaho Teacher Investigated for Teaching Human Anatomy

No matter how many euphemisms he cloaked it in, it still would have been viewed as unacceptable for him to teach his students about reproductive anatomy, and worse, to talk about orgasms.
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Issues, vagina vagina vagina, vagina, education, teaching, reproductive health

Mar 27, 2013 at 3:30pm | 60 comments

gynecologist

I Have Vaginal Hypochondriosis

I have been to the see my gyno, who I have in my phone as “Vag 911,” five times in the past six months.
Zoe in
Healthy, gynecologist, hypochondria, reproductive health, stds, vaginas

Feb 15, 2012 at 11:00am | 54 comments

missing ovary

Have You Seen My Ovary?

I know, logically, that it was the mass -- an accident, a twist of fate, a force of nature -- that took my ovary away. But in my heart, I can’t help but mourn, both for the children those eggs might have become, and for the space in my body where there was once an organ that now is empty.
Marisa Ebers in
Healthy, missing ovary, reproductive health, surgery

Mar 22, 2012 at 1:00pm | 34 comments

abortion

California's SB 1501: Good News About Reproductive Rights For A Change

As it stands now, over half of California counties do not have accessible abortion providers, and people may need to travel four hours or more to access care.
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Issues, abortion, bodies are not political footballs, politics, pro-choice, reproductive health, reproductive justice

Mar 1, 2012 at 10:00am | 14 comments

healthy

It Happened to Me: I'm Getting a Hysterectomy

Now that it looks like my time with my uterus is coming to an end I am having some serious regrets.
Heather English in
It Happened To Me, healthy, hysterectomy, reproductive health, women's health

Jan 2, 2012 at 3:00pm | 0 comments

family drama

It Happened to Me: I Got Sterilized at 27

Adiana is a procedure where the doctor places a silicone insert into each of your fallopian tubes and delivers a mild electrical shock to them in order to stimulate scar tissue growth. The scar tissue eventually blocks the fallopian tubes completely, thereby sterilizing you.
Anonymous in
It Happened To Me, family drama, healthy, reproductive health, tubal occlusion

Jan 17, 2012 at 1:00pm | 0 comments

abortion

Janet Howell Stands For Choice: A Love Story

I received a lifesaving abortion from a team of highly professional, skilled, and compassionate health care providers. Everyone, everywhere, should have access to the level of care I had at all times and in all situations, no questions asked.
s.e. smith in
Issues, abortion, bodies are not political footballs, politics, pro-choice, reproductive health

Jan 31, 2012 at 1:00pm | 0 comments