Teen Parents Need Access and Support, Not Shame and Scorn Rewire News Group Staff What would it take to improve conditions for pregnant and parenting teens?
What If Colleges Made Menstrual Products Free? Anne Wen One in 10 U.S. college students who menstruate face period poverty, which means they’re unable to afford menstrual products.
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines, Birth Control, and Blood Clots Martha Kempner Comparisons of COVID-19 vaccines to the birth control pill, which carry a higher risk of blood clots, is not helpful nor entirely scientifically accurate.
Why Managing Endometriosis Is Harder for Young People Heather Corinna Young people with endometriosis need our belief in their realities, our understanding, and our support.
What It’s Like for Black Women With Endometriosis Rewire News Group Staff As Black women with endo, even taking a trip to the doctor’s office can lead to emotional anguish. Medical professionals have laughed at our pain.
I Got an IUD. Why Didn’t Doctors Prepare Me for the Searing Pain? Gina Tron I learned that my experience is common. I also learned that anesthesia, or any prescribed pain management for IUD placement, is nearly nonexistent.
How Medical Misogyny Fails Patients Who Report Pain Rewire News Group Staff Gabrielle Jackson's book Pain & Prejudice details how medical providers failed her as she tried to get answers about her pain.
When Your Partner Tries to Control Your Reproductive Choices Kylie Cheung Reproductive coercion isn't widely recognized as domestic violence. In California, lawmakers are debating changing that.
Dear Politicians, Put ‘Safe, Legal, and Rare’ in the Dustbin Renee Bracey Sherman I'm asking pro-choice politicians to evolve from this outdated mantra—it's no longer serving you. It never served those of us who have abortions.
What My Endometriosis Taught Me About Miscarriage and Infertility Rewire News Group Staff Both getting pregnant and staying pregnant can prove difficult for people with endometriosis.