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This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). ResourcesReadWe Need to Talk About IUD Insertion and Pain This Cosmopolitan article describes the landscape of pain management for IUD insertion and should be helpful if you’re considering getting an IUD. This Cosmopolitan article describes the landscape of pain management for IUD insertion and should be helpful if you’re considering getting an IUD. ResourcesReadWhat To Expect After You Get An IUD This handout from the University of Washington gives guidance on aftercare for people who have just had an IUD placed. This handout from the University of Washington gives guidance on aftercare for people who have just had an IUD placed. Stories & ConversationsListenFinding the Right Contraception MC describes her abortions and her trouble finding contraception that works for her. MC describes her abortions and her trouble finding contraception that works for her. ResourcesReadCoerced Sterilization in Immigrant Detention This article focuses on the history of coerced sterilization, up through the abuse of migrants in detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This article focuses on the history of coerced sterilization, up through the abuse of migrants in detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Stories & ConversationsWatchIdentifying What Contraception Works Best for You AB explains what she would advise about choosing a method of birth control. AB explains what she would advise about choosing a method of birth control. Stories & ConversationsWatchControlling My Period with the Pill AB describes how birth control made it easier to predict when her period would start. AB describes how birth control made it easier to predict when her period would start. Stories & ConversationsWatchLearning About What Sex Ed in School Didn't Teach Me AB discusses the gaps in what she learned about types of birth control and potential uses of birth control. AB discusses the gaps in what she learned about types of birth control and potential uses of birth control. Stories & ConversationsWatchDealing with Contraception Side Effects MT shares her experience using birth control to treat heavy, painful periods. She addresses problems with the first birth control pill that she tried. MT shares her experience using birth control to treat heavy, painful periods. She addresses problems with the first birth control pill that she tried. Stories & ConversationsWatchIt Was Like Somebody Turned on a Faucet CB discusses the process of finding a treatment for her painful periods and heavy bleeding, until discovering that they were caused by fibroids and cysts. CB discusses the process of finding a treatment for her painful periods and heavy bleeding, until discovering that they were caused by fibroids and cysts. ResourcesReadState-by-State Laws and Policies on Abortion and Contraception These regularly updated fact sheets outline state-level restrictions and legal requirements around abortion and contraception in the United States. These regularly updated fact sheets outline state-level restrictions and legal requirements around abortion and contraception in the United States. ResourcesReadThe Hysterectomy in U.S. History and Today Article on the history of the hysterectomy as a means of both oppression and liberation. Article on the history of the hysterectomy as a means of both oppression and liberation. 1 2 3 4 5
