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Make Him Get Tested

Today, getting tested for STIs is easier and more affordable than ever before. Whether from your doctor, planned parenthood, or even from an online kit delivered straight to your door, there is no excuse. Every sexually active person should be getting tested between every partner, and at least every year. The year is 2020, people.Continue reading “Make Him Get Tested”

There’s a non-hormonal birth control pill?!

It’s not click bait. You read it right. There is a non-hormonal birth control pill that has been around since 1991. Centchroman is a reversible birth control method popular in South Asia under brand names Saheli and Choice-7. It is what is known as a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERMS), meaning it acts on theContinue reading “There’s a non-hormonal birth control pill?!”

The Today Sponge Review

The contraceptive sponge- an elusive form of non-hormonal contraceptive. I bought mine for $20 at CVS, and it comes with 3 sponges. It’s definitely not cheap! The Today sponge, the only available brand of sponge in the United States, is 89-91% effective. This is with perfect use. Typical use, according to Planned Parenthood, is 76-88%Continue reading “The Today Sponge Review”

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hi everyone! My name is Kylie Stuhltrager, and I’m a senior Biobehavioral Health major at Penn State University, and a soon to be graduate student for MSN in nurse-midwifery! I am extremely passionate about all things women’s health, and am excited to share my passionContinue reading “My First Blog Post”