Topic: science

10 Reasons I Love Birth Control Pills

10 Reasons I Love Birth Control Pills
They Made My Cramps Go Away
They Made My Acne Go Away
My Vagina Hates Condoms
They're Non-Invasive
They Lower Your Risk For Ovarian Cancer By Up To 50%

A few days ago, we published a post that a lot of you didn’t like called 10 Reasons I Stopped Birth Control Pills. So now, I’m offering a counterpoint of sorts. As someone who’s been on the pill since high school, I’ve had a pretty positive experience with it over the years, so I thought I should share my own reasons for loving it. I want to make it clear that I don’t think my personal experiences will apply to everyone, but I’ve also included some helpful facts, because facts + anecdotes = perfectly balanced ladysite, right? Right. More »

Science Says You Probably Do Talk More Than Your Dude

Science Says You Probably Do Talk More Than Your Dude

I have always been told that I talk a lot by every person in my dating history. Though I typically date outgoing people, I tend to be the one who has no qualms with speaking to strangers at bars, chatting on the phone for hours and being super friendly to literal cats on the street. My exes tend to make fun of me for this, saying that I talk too much, but I have always wondered how much of that is me, or whether women talk more than men on the whole. More »

Why Are Girls In The United States Being Outperformed By Boys In Science?

Why Are Girls In The United States Being Outperformed By Boys In Science?

All over the globe, young women are attaining success in areas that had previously been off limits to them. Rather than being satisfied with the pushed curriculum that has led females to not feel like success in math, science and other such fields, girls have risen up to the challenge and defeated it marvelously. But is the United States getting left behind? More »

Women Avoid Casual Sex For Fear Of Being Judged, Not Because Of Our Innate Nature, Says Study

Women Avoid Casual Sex For Fear Of Being Judged, Not Because Of Our Innate Nature, Says Study

Have you ever been in an argument on the Internet in which the term “slut shaming” comes up, and some asshole is like, “that’s not a real thing, stop using that stupid phrase!” And you’re like, “I’ll stop using it when people stop doing it!”? And then you get so annoyed you have to walk around the block to get a coffee, even though you don’t really like coffee? More »

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