Monthly Archives: December 2011

emily’s lessons about trauma, not from a book

Posted on 12/22/2011 by

I’ve been really fascinated to read other people’s experience with IUDs – both good and bad. It seems like there is a great deal of variability in women’s experiences and also in the approaches that different medical providers take to … Continue reading →

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adventures in birth control, or: emily has a small uterus

Posted on 12/16/2011 by

This morning I got an IUD. And then I spent the rest of the day in bed with a heating pad over my abdomen and an ice pack at the small of my back, doped out on ibuprophen and acetaminophen. … Continue reading →

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the little sexuality fugue

Posted on 12/14/2011 by

Teaching a 100-level course with all a variety of students in it is HARD. (Can you tell I’m working on my class for next spring?) It’s particularly hard for my class, since there is no “next” class for them to … Continue reading →

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learning to relax into sex

Posted on 12/13/2011 by

I had a series of conversations recently with someone who was moving in the direction of feeling more relaxed, confident, and plain old DESIROUS around sexual interactions with their partner. Included in that was an email that I feel is … Continue reading →

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could the emergency contraception decision make sense?

Posted on 12/09/2011 by

I feel obliged to comment on the jaw-dropping stupidity of the recent actions of the Obama administration regard access to emergency contraception. I’ve been trying to work out what the administration gains from this betrayal of science and public health, … Continue reading →

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