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Abortion rate dropped because of access to contraception
Three cheers for birth control! According to a new CDC study, the abortion rate for women in their 20s has dropped because of increased access to birth control. Where would you be today without your birth control? Give us your answer in your reblog.
Nipple Fact-of-the-Day: Bumpy nipples smell good. At least if you’re a baby.
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 found that scent of secretions from these bumps encouraged newborn feeding behaviors like sucking and licking. Bodies are cool!
via newscientist.com
Can your phone help you not get pregnant? Why, yes it can!
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 birth control pill. Turns out they can: 84% of women took their birth control within an hour of getting the text reminder. Of course, you don’t need to be part of some fancy research project to use technology to help you remember your birth control. Set up your phone’s alarm, calendar, or reminder features with a message to take your pill, change your patch, or remove your ring.
