Description: Choosing, using, or switching birth control methods can be a complex process. The current birth control methods that are available have varying benefits, as well as side effects. No matter what method you choose (if any), we encourage you to do whatever works best for you and your body. Listen in as the SoapBox sisters discuss their own experiences with hormonal and non-hormonal birth control methods, the history of birth control, and some of the underlying dynamics that impact access to birth control including race, poverty, and politics.

Show Notes:

History of birth control/timeline: https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/

Plan B Info: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/morning-after-pill-emergency-contraception/whats-plan-b-morning-after-pill

How to Access Plan B Discreetly: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/where-to-get-plan-b

New Birth Control Methods, Methods on the Horizon: https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/what-s-new-in-contraception-for-2022-

Birth Control Methods and Side Effects: https://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/ss/slideshow-birth-control-options

Additional Resources:

• Planned Parenthood, Birth Control Methods and Options: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control

• Bedsider, Types of Birth Control: https://www.bedsider.org/birth-control

MayoClinic, Things to Consider: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/birth-control/in-depth/birth-control-options/art-20045571