April 2012
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Nipple Fact-of-the-Day: Bumpy nipples smell good....
Ever wonder why areolas, the dark area around the nipple, have little bumps? So have scientists. And when scientists wonder something, they get to finding out. Turns out that the bumps might have something to do with helping newborns smell their way towards their mother’s breast milk. New mothers with more bumps started producing milk sooner and their babies gained weight faster. They also...
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weedsoup asked: I want to get an IUD through you guys, but I don't have any insurance. Is it going to be expensive?
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Can your phone help you not get pregnant? Why, yes...
Cell phones are great! They always know what time it is. Sometimes they bring us sweet messages from our friends and more-than-friends. And if they’re smart enough, they can even give us directions to the nearest teriyaki joint.
Yep, cell phones are pretty rad. So rad that researchers conducted a little experiment to see if regular ol’ text messages could help women remember to take their daily...
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Planned Parenthood is on Tumblr!
Planned Parenthood is excited to be launching our new Tumblr that’s all about sexual and reproductive health – bodies, birth control, relationship issues, “is it normal for this to do this?” type things. In the coming weeks and months we’ll be sharing what we know, answering questions, and just… tumblring.
We hope you like it! And we hope it helps.
