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Mifepristone safety: Comparing the data to Viagra and penicillin
As physicians, we pride ourselves on following the evidence. We weigh risks and benefits, assess data, and trust science to guide decisions about patient care. Yet, when it comes to reproductive health, lawmakers and courts too often override scientific consensus. Nowhere is that clearer than in the debate over mifepristone. Patients deserve care rooted in evidence and science, not ideology.
Revenue Management Agency Through Big Data
The hospitality industry will continue to both grow and catch up to the other more modernized technology industries, so too will the function of revenue managers. Revenue managers will be at the forefront in hotel adoption of technological advancements and big data integration.
What You Need To Know About Menstrual Cups-And Expert Recommendations
What Is a Menstrual Cup? A menstrual cup is a “device used to collect blood and other fluid exiting the uterus during your menstrual period,” says Brittany Robles, M.D., an OB-GYN and personal trainer based in New York City. Most menstrual cups can be worn up to 12 hours at a time before they need to be removed and cleaned, and they’re made out of rubber or silicone. These cups can typically hold up to three times as much fluid as a tampon.
Should You Check Your Own Cervix?
Table of Contents Show more A cervix is a part of the female anatomy that many of us are aware of, but might not understand—especially because it’s not visible to the human eye. But people might be curious about their cervix, especially when it plays a bigger role in their lives, like during conception and pregnancy. So what is a cervix, and how does the process of checking your own cervix work? Here’s everything you need to know—including why many doctors do not recommend checking your own cervix.
Run and Get an IUD or Implant Now…and Tell a Friend!
Commentary By: Dr. Sophia Yen | 43 mins ago What you need to know about SCOTUS, the Affordable Care Act and its effects on birth control access… What you need to know about birth control in 2020: Get it before the ACA is reversed. You can get a year’s supply in some states. Get some prescription emergency contraception too! How you can help protect access to birth control. There’s a new ring, new patch, and new progestin-only pill.
Harness inclusion, innovation to solve insurance’s toughest problems
Innovation will be necessary to combat the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the insurance industry. (Adobe Stock) “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
With RBG Gone, Will Access to Birth Control Go Away?
It's fiscally stupid and morally wrong to not cover birth control. But with RBG gone, is that going to change things?
FORUM: Birth control ruling just the opposite of religious freedom
THE Supreme Court’s decision hurts those with uteri and their families. Particularly during this pandemic, when the hospitals are overwhelmed, if families do not want to have another child at this time, we should help them achieve that. Ironically, the court’s ruling in Little Sisters of the Poor was supposedly supporting religious freedom. It does exactly the opposite. It imposes the employers’ religion on the employees. This country was built on freedom of religion.
COLUMN: Supreme Court's decision is the opposite of religious freedom
The Supreme Court’s decision on birth control hurts those with uteri and families with those with uteri. Particularly during this pandemic where the hospitals are overwhelmed, if families do not want to have another child at this time, we should help them achieve that. Ironically, the court’s ruling was supposedly supporting religious freedom. It does exactly the opposite. It imposes the employers’ religion on the employees. This country was built on freedom of religion.
Point: Supreme Court’s decision is the opposite of religious freedom
The Supreme Court’s decision on birth control hurts those with uteri and families with those with uteri. Particularly during this pandemic where the hospitals are overwhelmed, if families do not want to have another child at this time, we should help them achieve that. Ironically, the court’s ruling was supposedly supporting religious freedom. It does exactly the opposite. It imposes the employers’ religion on the employees. This country was built on freedom of religion.
Counterpoint: Supreme Court’s decision is the opposite of religious freedom
By Sophia Yen / InsideSources Wednesday Jul 15, 2020 at 4:29 PM The Supreme Court’s decision hurts those with uteri and families with those with uteri. Particularly during this pandemic where the hospitals are overwhelmed, if families do not want to have another child at this time, we should help them achieve that. Ironically, the court’s ruling was supposedly supporting religious freedom. It does exactly the opposite. It imposes the employers’ religion on the employees.
Point: Supreme Court’s Decision Is the Opposite of Religious Freedom – InsideSources
Editor’s Note: For another viewpoint, see Religious Liberty Scores a Win at the Supreme Court, And It’s About Time The Supreme Court’s decision hurts those with uteri and families with those with uteri. Particularly during this pandemic where the hospitals are overwhelmed, if families do not want to have another child at this time, we should help them achieve that. Ironically, the court’s ruling was supposedly supporting religious freedom. It does exactly the opposite.
Periods Are Optional: Why You Do Not Have To Bleed Every Month
Gender divisions in sports have primarily served to keep women out of what has always been believed to be a male domain. The idea of women participating alongside men has been regarded with contempt under the belief that women were made physically inferior. Within their own division, women have reached new heights, received accolades for outstanding physical performance and endurance, and have proven themselves to be as capable of athletic excellence as men.
Opinion: Stand with survivors and vote yes to recall Judge Persky
Last fall, nearly 100,000 Santa Clara County voters signed a petition to put the recall of Judge Persky on the June 5 ballot. We ask you to vote yes. Persky shocked our community when he sentenced Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to only six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. A jury unanimously convicted Turner of three felonies, including assault with intent to rape and sexual penetration of an unconscious and intoxicated person.
Reproductive Health Care by Mail
While the uterus is commonly revered as the miraculous womb of life, it comes with inconvenience, costs, and stigma for many women. Some of the challenges are unavoidably physical—monthly cramps and decades-long exposure to pregnancy risk. But many others result from social and political constructs that stigmatize women’s bodies and create barriers to accessing reproductive health care. No other body part is as highly regulated as the uterus.
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