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Birth Control

Learn more about pregnancy prevention and how to find the best method for your body, budget, and lifestyle.

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Quiz: Do You Know Your Birth Control Options?

Pills, rings, IUDs — test your knowledge of the benefits and drawbacks of today's many birth control methods.

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Generic Birth Control Explained

How is generic birth control different? And why do the same pills go by so many different names? Nurx Dr. Julie Graves answers all your generic birth control questions.

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Bright Spots in a Dark Year

Our CEO reflects on the head-spinning, challenging, and inspiring events of 2020.

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College Sex During Covid

Our college correspondent reports on how the pandemic has impacted an important part of higher education: Sex and dating.

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Meet Nurx Provider Miles Harris

A Family Nurse Practitioner at Nurx shares his journey to becoming a medical provider and what trans patients should know about finding affirming care.

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6 Reasons for Weird Bleeding on Birth Control

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Answers About the Supreme Court

Our CEO responds to patient questions about how changes to the Supreme Court could (and couldn't) affect birth control access.

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Introducing the Nurx College Health Hub

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Birth Control and PCOS

What hormonal contraception can (and can’t) do to alleviate polycystic ovarian syndrome symptoms.

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Birth Control on the Ballot

This World Contraception Day we look at the many ways elections can impact access.

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The Issue with LARCs for Black Women

A pretty shocking mini-history of birth control being forced on women of color, and what that means for moving forward.

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Birth Control Methods

Need a medically-accurate overview of your birth control options? We have you covered.

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The New Birth Control That Lasts All Year

Nurx now prescribes and delivers Annovera, a birth control ring you use for a year. We bet you have questions.

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Speak Up for Birth Control Access

Frustrated by the recent Supreme Court decision? So are we. Here are 5 actions to take.

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Nurx Now Provides Care to Maryland

Thanks to recent changes in telehealth laws, our medical team now prescribes birth control and more in the state of Maryland.

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Hormones and Headaches in Women

How puberty, periods, pregnancy, perimenopause and the pill may affect your head

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Quiz: What’s Your Fertility IQ?

Take the newest Nurx quiz to assess your knowledge of baby making and taking care of your reproductive health.

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How to Not Get Pregnant Right Now

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