Pro-Choice Friday News Rundown
Better late than never: Pregnant women in the military who were victims of rape will now have access to abortion. (HuffPo) A new condom, which delivers an anti-HIV drug and dissolves after use, is...
View ArticleLet’s Talk Contraception: Depo-Provera Injections, Another Progestin-Only Option
Progestin-only birth control pills (POPs), also called the mini-pill, are good options for those who cannot take estrogen. But for those who have lots of trouble remembering to take a pill every day at...
View ArticleOver 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 16: Blood Tests to...
Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does,” a series on Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog that highlights Planned Parenthood’s diverse array of...
View ArticleOver 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 20: Breast Exams
Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does,” a series on Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog that highlights Planned Parenthood’s diverse array of...
View ArticleMythbusting: Does Abortion Cause Breast Cancer?
New England Journal of Medicine. Journal of the American Medical Association. Annals of Internal Medicine. Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. One of these things is not like the others, one...
View ArticleLet’s Talk Contraception: Can I Use Birth Control to Skip a Period?
In 2003, the FDA approved Seasonale, an extended-cycle birth control pill. This pill, a combination of estrogen and progestin, is taken daily for 84 days followed by one week of inactive (placebo)...
View ArticleThe Best of 2013: Looking Back on a Year of Blogging
Did you know that only a handful of Planned Parenthood affiliates have blogs, and we’re one of them? Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona is so lucky to have such a talented and devoted group of...
View ArticleOctober: Breast Cancer Awareness and Memories of a Mother’s Fight
The following guest post was written by Catherine Crook, who is a senior at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and interning at Planned Parenthood Arizona in the...
View ArticleNational Breastfeeding Month: A Glimpse Into My Breastfeeding Journey
The following guest post comes to us via Cynthia. Breastfeeding is the most natural, rewarding, challenging, frustrating, amazing, and empowering thing I have ever done. While I was in my second...
View ArticleTo Mammography or Not
The following guest post comes to us via Cynthia. October is probably one of the best examples of a public awareness campaign catching on and sticking. Maybe you already knew, thanks to the ubiquitous...
View ArticlePro-Choice Friday News Rundown
As all of us know by now, the moronic stooges of the incoming administration pose a serious threat to our reproductive rights. Trump’s pick for HHS secretary, Tom Price, has twice co-sponsored federal...
View ArticlePro-Choice Friday News Rundown
A note to our dear readers: One of the things I will begin highlighting in our rundowns in reference to anti-choice legislators will be whether they have a personal history of adopting or fostering...
View ArticleDo Birth Control Pills Cause Breast Cancer? The Latest Study
Last month, you might have seen headlines warning you that hormonal birth control increases risk for breast cancer. This news came from a study that examined the medical records of nearly 1.8 million...
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