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There is plenty of information out there about birth control but not all of it is accurate.  Your friends may have told you about some real wild side effects or reasons birth control fails but the truth is- they are just myths!  Family Planning, your local expert in reproductive health, wants you to know the facts.

Long acting reversible contraception or LARC, is an option for women when selecting contraception and may be a good one for you.

Nearly three decades ago, teen pregnancy was scarily rising in the state of Massachusetts, worrying parents and state officials.  The trend over the last few years has shown a steady decline nationally and locally.

For a long time, the pill was seen as the best form of birth control by many women. But with improvements to IUDs and implants, things are starting to change.

A percentage of women using the Essure birth control method are discovering severe side effects, but an FDA loophole is preventing them from suing the products makers.

I'm sure for many parents the idea of having "the talk" with your child is a terrifying one. But what if there was an easier way to help them learn about the birds and the bees?

So the news about a male contraceptive has been discussed for about a month now, and it's not a pill. The new form of male birth control is an injection, and it's not taken in the arm!

Birth control has always been a taboo to speak about. There are many opinions on the subject, many methods to choose from, and it has seen quite the history. This brief list might make you happy with whatever form of contraception you currently use or have used in the past...

Most of the vaccinations we receive in life come when we are kids. And most of the time our parents are the ones taking us to get them. But as you get older and enter your teen years, there are still some preventative measures that need to be taken.

For the first time in perhaps the history of the Catholic church the debate on contraception, cohabitation, divorce, re-marriage and gay marriage are being put to parishioners...and I for one think this is a genius idea.