While there are ongoing efforts to decriminalize abortion, will Filipino women turn to unsafe, unregulated practices like in Morocco? Asmaa was terrified at the thought of giving birth again,
As a young woman in a predominantly conservative country, I had always thought that birth control was an option available only to those with money or who are accepted by
Those with exclusivity and commitment with their partner were less likely to use condoms and more likely to use hormonal or long-acting methods of birth control.
At a time when more and more women are deciding to do away with birth control pills, research on male contraception is advancing towards the goal of efficacy with reduced side effects.
It started with my mother. Like all other moms, she meant well when she taught me how to not to talk about my menstruation. She told me to be discreet
After a few tests, the doctors found that I had bilateral ovarian cysts, both around five inches in diameter
Why is it that we panic when we hear the words “birth control” or “contraceptives”? It certainly feels that way as we are currently in a crisis until the Supreme
At this point, it’s a numbers game. Out of the 48 product registrations for contraceptives in the Philippines, only 23 are left which means, in less than a year, making
She started using pills when she was 15 to correct her hormonal imbalance, recalled Regina Layug Rosero, 35, a freelance writer who has a 5-month-old son. Her periods can get severe, she added.
There are teenage girls using period-tracking apps as their primary form of birth control, relying on them to tell them when they should avoid having sex.
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