contraception
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This Book Got The Author Sentenced To Three Months Hard Labour
Charles Knowlton didn’t think much of the laws of Massachusetts, at least when they interfered with his medical practice. By the time he opened a practice in the town of Ashfield, he had already been arrested in Amherst, MA for selling “infidel” books and had spent two months in the Worcester County Jail for grave…
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The Science Of Female Condoms: The Future Of Sex?
Once derided as being like plastic bag with the erotic appeal of a jellyfish, the female condom’s being reinvented as the next big thing in safe sex. Emily Anthes investigates.
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Scientists Have Discovered A Compound That May Lead To The First Male Birth Control Pill
Scientists have just discovered that a compound originally meant to treat cancer could actually lead to the real-life creation of a unicorn: the male birth control pill. The researchers report that the compound, known as JQ1, holds the promise of a reversible form of male birth control. It’s the pill but for dudes.
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The Pill Doesn’t Make You Fat, Though Drug Companies Say It Does
The pill doesn’t make you gain weight? The idea goes completely against what pretty much every woman in the world believes, myself included — until today.