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Marlene is a content expert on the Our Bodies Ourselves abortion and contraception content expert panel.

Purvaja S Kavattur is a feminist researcher interested in the intersection of criminal law, reproductive rights, and gender justice.

Robin Marty is the author of "Handbook for a Post-Roe America," "The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America" and "The End of Roe v Wade."

Erin Matson (she/her) is a longtime feminist leader, writer, and organizer. She is co-founder, president, and CEO of Reproaction, a national group…

Rebekah L. Rollston, MD, MPH, is a primary care and addiction medicine physician at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, an addiction medicine…

Depo-provera, also called “depo” or “the shot,” is a long acting hormonal form of birth control.

Maura Redmond, MS, MPH, is a fourth year medical student at Tufts School of Medicine applying to OB/GYN residencies. She has a background working in…

CB discusses the process of finding a treatment for her painful periods and heavy bleeding, until discovering that they were caused by fibroids and…

L explains why she stopped taking hormonal birth control and began doing her own research to address her health problems.

Some kinds of birth control are riskier and less effective when we have rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions. This article explains why.

Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is the most effective form of reversible birth control as they do not require ongoing effort on the part of…

MC describes her abortions and her trouble finding contraception that works for her.

L discusses the taboo around birth and menstruation in her French culture and the process of learning to chart her menstrual cycle as an adult.

SD discusses her struggle with doctors who refused to recognize her menstrual pain while using an IUD.

How might hormonal contraception affect our mental health? Can it contribute to anxiety and depression?

Intra-Uterine Devices (IUDs) are small, long-acting birth control devices that are inserted into the uterus and are highly effective at preventing…

Stories of queer and trans folks who are involved in the fight for abortion rights, with a useful glossary of gender and sexuality terms.

Our Bodies Ourselves Content Expert Candace Bond-Theriault, an “out-and-proud Black bi femme,” wrote this op-ed to call for better inclusion of…

This article details the additional barriers trans and gender-nonconforming populations face when they become pregnant and offers advice on how to make…

It's not just a theoretical concern that trans men need abortion justice. It is a lived reality.