A guide through the Pill Club and other methods of birth control Birth control is such an important thing to consider for those who are sexually active. Finding the right kind for you may seem overwhelming, but this guide is a solid place to start. By Cynthia Isabel Zelaya Ordoñez
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et’s talk about sex.
Or at least, let’s talk about having safe sex, and diffrent methods of contracaptive measures available to you, specifically a service called The Pill Club. Ladies, this article is going to be more for you. But I highly encourage anyone else to tune in to learn a thing or two about their partners, sisters, mothers or even just for fun. Let’s pretend I’m your big sister, here with a crash course into the world of birth control. I will give you all the information I can, in the clearest way I can. However, note I am not a medical professional, and everybody is different. Please consult your own before making drastic changes or sticking to a contraceptive measure you are unsure about. Also note, this article is NOT sponsored bcy the Pill Club, a local pharmacy, or any other interested entity. Everything I talk about are things I have either paid to try myself with my own money or researched over the years as potential options for myself.
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The Pill Club is a monthly subscription service that provides affordable birth control to women in the United States. You may have seen their brightly-colored, holographic packaging in an Instagram ad or two and initially wondered if it was too good to be true. Their website advertises no cost with most insurances, and a monthly billing starting at $7 if you don’t have insurance. This is all true. And the company doesn’t just offer the cheapest options of contraception. Each monthly subscription comes with some goodies to make that time of the month a little less horrible So what’s in the bag? Aside from birth control, you can always count on a sticker and a snack. Sometimes, you get a cute beauty product. Some of the highlights this year have been Bumbum cream and gold eye masks. Sometimes,you get to sample a small business’ tampon, condom, pad or lube. But now, we need to turn to the main event; birth control. Let’s go over the different
methods offered by the Pill Club as a part of their monthly subscription. ‘The Pill’ The almighty birth control pill is a daily medication that combines estrogen and progestin to prevent pregnancy. It usually comes in packages of 28 pills, seven for each week. The first three weeks are of one color, with the last week of a contrasting color. This is because the colored ones contain the hormones that prevent pregnancy, and the others do not. You likely won’t get pregnant if you have intercourse while on the nonhormonal week, but the lack of hormones will trigger your period. Consider this your built-in pregnancy monthly pregnancy test provided by mother nature. However, if you don’t want to deal with your period for whatever reason (pain, prior engagements, just not in the mood, etc.) you can skip the final week and go straight into your next package of birth control pills. Skipping your period every now and then is
