I took this photo of the windown display at H&M on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. To learn more about how to correctly use a condom (and believe me, many people who think they know how to correctly use a condom don’t really know all the important steps), read more here.
Hormonal contraception for women carries risks. These risks often include a small but real risk of blot clots, strokes and heart problems. Guys, if you didn’t stop to think that your girlfriend or wife takes on health risks so that you can ejaculate into her vagina without a condom or much of a worry about unintended pregnancy, then think about that right now. I mean, seriously, take it to heart.
This New York Times piece discusses how Ortho Evra, also known as the birth control patch, seems to have a higher than expected rate of blood clots. Such blood clots, it is pointed out, could potentially lead to a lung embolism. This new information will be added to the drug’s label, thanks to the US Food and Drug Administration. You can read more here.