Birth control pills - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/birth-control-pills en Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:50 -0400 <![CDATA[My Birth Control Gave Me A Mental Breakdown]]>

The comparison I made light-heartedly to friends was that the Ring was like a horcrux in Harry Potter. It took control of me, made me different, made me darker -- and the last thing I wanted to do was remove it.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/nuvaring-depression http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/nuvaring-depression It Happened To Me Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:50 -0400 Jessie Lochrie <![CDATA[I Had My Tubes Tied So I Don’t Have To Fight For My Birth Control]]>

I had my tubes tied because I never want to have kids, and because I don't want to worry that the political tides will shift against my child-free favor.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-had-my-tubes-tied-so-i-don-t-have-fight-my-birth-control http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-had-my-tubes-tied-so-i-don-t-have-fight-my-birth-control Issues Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:00:23 -0400 Brittany <![CDATA[The Psalm of Planned Parenthood ]]>

This is why I don’t go to CVS to pick up my monthly prescription of magical pills. Because I believe in that waiting room. I believe in its existence.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/sex/psalm-planned-parenthood http://www.xojane.com/sex/psalm-planned-parenthood Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:00:17 -0400 Helena