BLOGS: Family Planning

Two of the most misunderstood birth control options are also two of the few a woman controls entirely on her own: the internal condom and the diaphragm. Both are barrier methods, both are hormone-free, and both tend to get lumped together even though they work differently and protect against different things. If you are weighing […]

Condoms are one of the most common forms of protection, and yet the practical questions about them, like whether they expire or whether anyone can buy them, are the ones people are often too awkward to ask out loud. There’s nothing embarrassing about wanting straight answers, and getting them right actually matters for how well […]

A gynecologist is often thought of as the doctor you see for a Pap smear and not much else. That picture is far too narrow. Gynecologists handle everything from period problems and birth control to infections, pelvic pain, menopause, fertility questions, and reproductive cancers. If it involves the female reproductive system, at any age from […]

For years, the standard advice before an IUD insertion was to take some ibuprofen and expect a pinch. If that undersold your experience or a friend’s, you weren’t imagining it. In 2024, the CDC updated its guidance specifically because patients spoke up about pain that wasn’t being taken seriously, and the recommendations now push providers […]

An IUD is one of the most effective forms of birth control available, right alongside sterilization, and yet a lot of people aren’t quite sure how the little T-shaped device actually prevents pregnancy. The short version: there are two very different kinds that work in two different ways, and the right one for you depends […]

Family planning is a crucial aspect of life, allowing individuals and couples to make informed decisions about when to start a family, how many children to have, and the best way to provide for them. With the guidance of a family planning center and thoughtful consideration of childcare decisions, you can create a plan that […]

The number that surprises most new parents isn’t the crib or the car seat. It’s what a baby costs before they even come home, and what the first year adds up to once everything is counted. Recent estimates put the average first year of raising a baby somewhere around $21,000 to $36,000, depending on where […]

There’s no single best birth control method, only the one that fits your body, your life, and your plans. Some people want something they can stop anytime because kids are on the horizon. Others want to set it and forget it for years. Some care most about avoiding hormones, and some about the lowest possible […]