Information on sex and sexual health is more accessible now than ever, but it's not always correct.

If you're a parent of preteens, tweens, or teenagers, you're going to want to listen to this episode, as we dive into talking to your kids about their sexual health.

Taking birth control pills can be a drag. It's so easy to forget, take it at the wrong time, and realize days later you messed up. And then re-upping your prescription can only be done in most case s in a short 7-day window. 

 

If you're a parent of preteens, tweens, or teenagers, you're going to want to listen to this episode, as we dive into talking to your kids about their sexual health.

Robert Pope, MD, explains what you need to know about vasectomies before you get one.

What happens to your brain when you take birth control pills?

What is the birth control pill doing to your body?

Listen in as Pam and Michelle answer your personal health questions.

In this week's "Ask Dr. Darria" segment, Dr. Darria answers listeners' questions on the Paleo diet, long-term birth control use, and broken heart syndrome.

Birth control pills may help prevent knee injuries in teen girls.

Listen in as Pam and Michelle answer your personal health questions.

How does natural birth control work?

How does the role of vaginal pH factor into overall sexual situations?

Are there any setbacks of birth control pills being available over-the-counter?

What is an IUD, and how does it work to prevent pregnancy?

With so many choices in birth control, learn how to make the right choice for you.

In honor of National Condom Day today, Dr. Darria discusses what you need to know about birth control for women’s health with Dr. Shana Dowell.

The most popular form of contraceptive could be the reason for you inability to lose weight.

Each year, approximately 750,000 adolescent girls become pregnant.

Merck, NuvaRing’s manufacturer, faces roughly 3,500 lawsuits, including a major class-action suit.

Over 12 million women in the U.S. and over 100 million women worldwide are taking birth control pills. Do you know your risks?

A new contraceptive is on the horizon that will protect against both sexually transmitted diseases AND pregnancy.

When there is an excess of any hormone in relation to the whole intricate system we call the"endocrine system", an overall imbalance develops, and health problems can arise. When there is too much estrogen and not enough progesterone to counteract its effects, the situation is called estrogen dominance.

Estrogen dominance is a multi-factorial situation and is caused by such things as exposure to excess environmental xenoestrogens, use of synthetic estrogens such as the birth control pill and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), anovulation (lack of ovulation during menstrual cycle, which is not uncommon among women older than 35), digestion issues (which tax the estrogen-detoxification process in the liver), unrelenting stress (which strains the adrenals and the thyroid), unresolved emotional issues, poor diet and negative lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol use.

How does estrogen dominance specifically alter women's health?

Amphora is a non-hormonal contraceptive gel with the ability to immobilize sperm. But is it right for you?

Since the pill is not 100% effective and does carry some risks, what are the guidelines, side effects and exceptions for emergency contraceptives?

Learn the pros and cons for which kind is the best birth control and contraceptive for you.

There are plenty of women who are done having kids but don't want to go under the knife.