Health

Yes, You Can Prevent Pregnancy Naturally—Here’s How

Though often maligned by mainstream sources and so-called experts, hormone-free contraception does in fact exist. Women who have had terrible experiences with hormonal birth control or who don’t want to take the risk of countless adverse mental and physical side effects might be searching for this option, but you’re unlikely to hear about it from your doctor or healthcare professional.

By Gwen Farrell4 min read
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Women who practice fertility awareness methods are discounted or even mocked and teased for their personal choice of contraception. If you’re practicing one of these methods, your impending pregnancy is usually a commonly heard remark or the punchline to a joke made at your expense. This response might be understandable in some respects, but it’s actually horribly offensive. First, it implies that a woman is too stupid to know her own body, and second, it implies that many pregnancies as a result of fertility awareness methods are conceived by accident.