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“Why would you want to get your period? Why would you want to be pregnant? Here’s a pill to take care of that. Suppress your fertility!” This about sums up the messages that women hear about their bodies. Why is
As summer ended, I prepared to send my first child off to kindergarten. A mix of excitement and anxious thoughts flooded my mind. My husband and I went over every detail of that big first day with our daughter and
October in the Midwest brings cooler weather, football, and some of the most beautiful drives through fire-tinged foliage I’ve ever seen. It also brings the National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. I am one of a very small minority
Earlier this summer, we had a fantastic birthday party for our son, who turned four. It was a beautifully sunny day, with no humidity and plenty of cake, cousins, and friends with whom to share it. As the evening approached,
In many places, in many cultures, and in many times, femaleness has been treated as inferior to maleness. Even in our own culture, where many people believe that women have made so much progress toward equality, many women have to
Prior to my engagement, I never gave much thought to contraception—I had no reason to. Most of my married friends were on some form of hormonal birth control, and once my now-husband and I began discussing our option for avoiding
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