How do I put in a diaphragm?
It’s kind of like putting a menstrual cup or a tampon in! You need to have clean hands. Wash your…
What size tampon should I use?
How you do pick a tampon size when you can’t even tell how much you’re bleeding? It seems like tampons…
Why do girls get periods?
What is a period? What is menstruation? Periods (menstruation is the fancy medical term) is when all the tissue in…
How do you use a tampon?
To put it simply – you put the absorbent (cottony) part into your vagina. Some tampons come with applicators, some…
Where does a tampon go?
Into the vagina - the same place the period blood comes out. It’s the middle hole when you’re looking or…
What is a tampon?
Tampon means just some cotton-like material that acts as a plug in your vagina. It works by absorbing period blood…
How do I make my own tampon?
One of our favorite people, Danielle Henderson, editor of Rookie mag, has a hilarious article about making your own tampon…
Plan B
Emergency contraception (or emergency birth control) prevents a pregnancy before it starts. There are four types – the copper IUD,…
Not Having Sex
If you don’t have “penis in vagina” sex, it’s very hard to get pregnant. If you’re in a heterosexual relationship,…
Pulling Out
There are lots of ways to talk about pulling out. Doctors will use the words “coitus interruptus” (meaning interrupted sex)…
Spermacide
Spermacide is a cream that kills sperm using one specific ingredient (nonoxynol-9) It’s most effective when used with other methods…
Sponge
It’s a super creative name – the sponge is a tiny sponge. It sits right in front of the uterus…
Natural Rhythm
It’s sometimes called the rhythm method, natural family planning, or fertility awareness. It relies on having sex at certain times…
Cervical Cap
Cervical caps are little round silicone barriers that prevent sperm from going into the uterus where it would meet the…
Patch
It’s like a square band-aid that you put on your skin every week for three weeks in a row and…
Shot
The brand name is “Depo-Provera” but most people call it the shot. And it’s exactly that – a shot you…
Implant
It a little (seriously little) rod that’s underneath your skin in your arm. It works two ways – it prevents…
Diaphragm
Diaphragms are little round silicone barriers that prevent sperm from going into the uterus where it would meet the egg.…
Female Condoms
These are also called internal condoms. They work in the same way that male condoms do –prevent contact between the…