Women's Health

Know Your Body 🌿

Understand what's happening in your body with honest, evidence-based information, then take a moment to listen, track, and know when it's time to ask for care.

A gentle reminder: This is educational information shared with love, not medical advice. Always talk with your trusted healthcare provider about what's right for your body.

What brings you here today?

Start with what feels closest to what you're experiencing.

Your Cycle & Periods

Understand changes in your cycle, bleeding, symptoms, and period care.

Vaginal & Sexual Health

Find clear, shame-free guidance for common symptoms, infections, and sexual health.

Fertility & Pregnancy

Explore early pregnancy, fertility experiences, and the people who can support your care.

Conditions & Women's Health

Learn about common conditions, procedures, and changes that deserve informed care.

Hormones & Life Changes

Make sense of hormonal transitions and the changes they can bring.

Preventive & Clinical Care

Prepare for screenings and everyday preventive care with confidence.

Understanding contraception

Contraception is any method used to prevent pregnancy. What works best depends on your body, your cycle, your plans, and your comfort. Effectiveness numbers below are "typical use" unless noted.

Hormonal methods

Combined pill (estrogen + progestin), ~91% effective
Mini-pill (progestin only), ~91%, strict timing
Patch, weekly, ~91%
Ring (NuvaRing), monthly, ~91%
Shot (Depo-Provera), every 3 months, ~94%
Hormonal IUD (Mirena, Kyleena), 3–8 years, >99%
Implant (Nexplanon), up to 3 years, >99%

Non-hormonal methods

Copper IUD (Paragard), up to 10 years, >99%
Condoms (external/internal), 85–79%, also protect against STIs
Diaphragm + spermicide, ~88%
Cervical cap, 71–86%
Spermicide alone, ~72%

Fertility awareness based methods (FABM)

Track BBT, cervical mucus, and cycle length to identify fertile window
Symptothermal method: ~76–98% depending on consistency
Requires daily tracking and a regular cycle

Permanent options

Tubal ligation / salpingectomy, >99%
Vasectomy (partner), >99%, simpler procedure
Salpingectomy may also lower lifetime ovarian cancer risk

Emergency contraception

Plan B / levonorgestrel, within 72 hours, less effective above ~155 lbs
Ella (ulipristal), within 120 hours, prescription
Copper IUD insertion, within 5 days, most effective option

Things that don't work

Withdrawal alone (high failure rate, ~22%)
Douching after sex
Specific positions or standing up
"Safe day" guessing without tracking

When to talk to a provider

If you have migraine with aura, a history of blood clots, certain cancers, or uncontrolled high blood pressure, some hormonal options may not be safe. A clinician can help you choose the method that fits your health, your values, and your future plans.