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Elephant In The Womb

Would Women Trust Men With the Sole Burden of Contraception?

...trust men with the responsibility of contraception? “Even if the man was ready to take responsibility for contraception [hypothetically], I wouldn’t be at peace. I would want to take it...

By Pallavi Prasad

Know Your Contraception Options

Few people talk about sex in our society, and even fewer talk about contraception, or birth control. But understanding contraception options has many benefits for women, from giving you more...

By The Swaddle Team

A Guide to Emergency Contraception

...simply chose not to use a contraceptive. Yet, emergency contraception has a lot of misinformation around it. Colloquially called the “morning after pill,” emergency contraception is actually not always a...

By The Swaddle Team

Survey Shows Most Indians Are Confused About Contraception. Are You One of Them?

...contraception, or they’re not sure. Technically, emergency contraception can be used regularly. The problem with doing so, however, is that the morning after pill is much less effective than most...

By Liesl Goecker

Contraception

...number of children they have. That’s where contraception comes in. Luckily, the range of contraceptive options available is much larger than it used to be. Today contraceptive methods come in...

By karlabookman

The Surprising Sources of Next‑Gen Contraception

...a better option.” Read more about contraception on The Swaddle. In the decades since The Pill was first introduced, hormonal birth control proliferated to become the most commonly used form...

By Liesl Goecker

Female Sterilization in Kerala Is Touted as Empowering Women. It’s Really Just Misogyny in Disguise

...trauma around the topic of male contraception. This continued aversion towards male contraception — particularly one as reversible as vasectomy — has transferred the burden of population control onto women,...

By Soja Subhagar

Not An Informed Choice

How the Morning‑After Pill Became the Most‑Used Birth Control for Young Indian Women

...can counsel you about your contraception options — is very limited [in India].” For G.M., at 18, emergency contraception seemed like the easier alternative since she couldn’t really speak to...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Male Management

Hiding Pills, Piercing Condoms, Stealthing — Birth Control Sabotage Takes Many Forms

...include throwing away contraception deliberately, or tampering with it, threatening women with physical violence if they use contraception, blackmailing them emotionally into sex or pregnancy, or forcing them to have...

By Anubhuti Matta

Period Trackers Are Feeding Facebook Data About Women’s Sex Lives, Contraceptive Use

Period tracking apps are sending information about women’s sex lives and contraception use to Facebook, according to research by advocacy group Privacy International. The period-tracking apps said to be sharing...

In Search of The 'Right One'

TMI: People Tell Us Their Unexpected Experiences With Contraceptives

Welcome to TMI, a monthly series that crowdsources awkward details and uncomfortable moments that come with occupying our bodies. The first step to safe sex – use contraception. But with...

By The Swaddle Team

Depressing Statistics

Almost Half of Women In Developing Countries Feel They Can’t Say ‘No’ To Sex: U.N. Report

...impunity if they simply agree to marry the survivor. Only 55% of the women in these countries reported feeling fully empowered to make choices on sex, contraception, and health care....

By Devrupa Rakshit

Self-Constructed Pedestals

After Roe V. Wade Overturning, Indians Are Rushing to Prove Their Superiority. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous.

...Chainani. “One, is that there’s a failure of a contraception method that you’ve used. Or, if the mother is not strong enough to carry the baby physically; as in any...

By Saumya Kalia

Arbiters of Morality

Women’s Sexual Health Ads Were Censored on Facebook, Finds Report

...reproductive health products or services, like contraception and family planning must be targeted to people 18 years or older and must not focus on sexual pleasure.” Ads that are not permitted,...

By Saumya Kalia

Not My Responsibility

Female Sterilization Is the Most Common Contraceptive as Few Men Use Condoms: NFHS

In India, the rate of female sterilization as a means of contraception has become a litmus test of reproductive justice. The contraceptive choice isn’t just popular in India, but it...

By Saumya Kalia

Are There Any Long‑Term Side Effects of Birth Control Pills?

...bodies. (You can enjoy sex without contraception — but you might get pregnant! You can control your fertility — but it comes with a shelf life!) So, it’s normal to...

By The Swaddle Team

1.3 Million Indian Women Lost Access To Birth Control, Abortions During Pandemic: NGO

...faring worse than most of the others. Published this week, a report by Marie Stopes International (MSI), an NGO providing contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around the...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Digital Defense

A Period‑Tracking App That’s Effective for Irregular Cycles

...This point is at the heart of criticism of femtech that bills itself as contraception – it’s not actually contracept-ing anything, just telling users when they should definitely use a...

By Liesl Goecker

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