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Someone who asked us: How old do you need to be to buy condoms? You can buy condoms at any age. Condoms are available in drugstores, Planned Parenthood health centers, other community health centers, ...
First things first: What exactly should sex education cover and when? If you want the short version, check our table. If you want the long version, check out the National Sex Education Standards.
This full-time 2-year residency program will provide Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with the opportunity to build their clinical skills and ...
Someone asked us: I’m going to start taking birth control. I know that you have to take it on a daily basis in order to effectively prevent pregnancy, but does it have to be taken at a specific time ...
Someone asked us: How long after starting the pill for the first time does it take for it to become 99% effective in your body? It depends on whether you’re taking combination pills or progestin-only ...
Yes! If you don’t have health insurance, you may qualify for Medicaid or other government programs that can help pay for birth control and other health care. The staff at your nearest Planned ...
Someone asked us: Can I skip the inactive pills in my pack of birth control and go directly on to the new pack so that I dont get my period? Yes, you can skip the inactive pills in your pill pack.
Someone asked us: Will one day’s dose of the pill be less effective if my partner and I have sex two or three times that day (because that’s more sperm)? The pill is 93% effective at preventing ...
Someone asked us: i might be pregnet can i still take birth control pill. or will it harm the baby Birth control pills won’t stop or harm an existing pregnancy, so don’t stop using your birth control ...
It depends. There may be a range of low-cost or even free services available to you at your nearest Planned Parenthood health center. The best way to know for sure is to call and let them know your ...
Someone asked us: im on the the pill and i take it every night usually within an hour or so apart from each other. then i had sex and the condom broke, and he didn’t “pull out” for a few seconds until ...
Someone asked us: I was wondering. Recently we had to change our clocks back to gain an hour.I started taking my birth control pill before the time change, will it affect me in anyway, will the pill ...