The Abortion Pill | Get the Facts About Medication Abortion
The abortion pill is very effective. If you’re taking mifepristone and misoprostol, it depends on how far along the pregnancy is, and how many doses of medicine you take: At 8 weeks pregnant or less, it works about 94-98% of the time. At 8-9 weeks pregnant, it works about 94-96% of the time. At 9-10 weeks pregnant, it works about 91-93% of ...
Birth Control Methods & Options | Types of Birth Control
Spot On is a period and birth control tracking mobile app available for Android and iOS phones that can help you stay on top of your birth control method and track your cycle. The app provides customized appointment reminders, and puts birth control and sexual health resources from the experts at Planned Parenthood at your fingertips.
What is Sex? | Sex and Pleasure - Planned Parenthood
Sex can help you create a connection with another person, and sexual pleasure has lots of health benefits — whether you’re with a partner or not. When you have an orgasm, your body gives you a natural high. You release endorphins, which are hormones that block pain and make you feel good. There are lots of other health benefits associated ...
Birth Control Pills | The Pill | Contraceptive Pills - Planned …
Besides preventing pregnancy, the pill has lots of other health benefits, too. There are two kinds of birth control pills: Combination pills (aka combined oral contraceptives, or COCs) Combination pills have both estrogen and progestin. These are the most common type of birth control pill. Progestin-only pills (aka POPs or mini pills)
Where Can I Get The Abortion Pill & How Much Will It Cost?
You can get medication abortion (AKA abortion pills) from many Planned Parenthood health centers. Our caring doctors and nurses are experts at providing safe abortion and non-judgmental support throughout the process. You can also get abortion pills from some private doctors or gynecologists, family planning clinics, and abortion clinics.
What is Menstruation? | Get Facts About Having Your Period
During your period, blood and tissue from the lining of your uterus flows out of your vagina. If you get your period, it means you didn’t get pregnant during your last cycle. Your uterus doesn’t need the lining to grow a pregnancy, so it sheds the lining. This is when your body starts getting ready for the release of an egg.
How do I use the abortion pill? - Planned Parenthood
Put 4 misoprostol pills under your tongue. Leave them there for 30 minutes. If there are still pieces of the pills left after 30 minutes, swallow them with water. Vaginal. Insert 0-48 hours after you take mifepristone. Wash your hands. Put 4 pills deep into your vagina, as far as they’ll go. Put in 1 …
12 TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL - Planned Parenthood
Dec 7, 2015 · Here’s what you need to know about several of the birth control methods out there to make the best decision for your body and lifestyle: 1. Permanent Birth Control. A surgical procedure that makes a person who can produce sperm unable to cause a pregnancy or a person who can ovulate unable to become pregnant.
Are My Vulva & Vagina Normal? | Facts About Female Anatomy
There’s really no such thing as a “normal” looking vulva. Vaginas and vulvas are as unique as faces — they all have the same parts, but everyone’s looks a little different. Labia (the inner and outer lips) come in all shapes and sizes. People can have dangly labia, puffy labia, or barely-there labia. Some people’s inner labia stick ...
Arousal - Planned Parenthood
Arousal is the feeling of being turned on sexually. When you’re turned on, your body experiences physical and emotional changes. Your penis or clitoris may get erect (hard), engorged, and sensitive, and you may feel wetness on your vulva or vagina, or on the tip of your penis. You can become aroused from sexual stimulation alone or with a ...