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Birth Control & Medical Gender Bias

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Birth Control Leave a Comment

Let’s take a minute to talk about birth control and medical gender bias because it is real. And as I explain in Beyond the Pill, it leaves a lot of women sick, struggling and sometimes dead. Women have been waiting decades for the day that a male contraceptive (birth control)  is approved for use. Looks like we’ll be waiting a …

IUDs Offer Protection Against Cervical Cancer

Dr. Jolene BrightenPublished: Wellbeing Leave a Comment

New research has shown that IUDs offer protection against cervical cancer. IUDs Offer Protection Against Cervical Cancer Intrauterine devices or IUDs are a form of birth control that may be beneficial in reducing cervical cancer by 45 percent when compared to women who have never used one, a large literature review has found. The review, published in the Lancet Oncology, explains …