Jessica Wynn

Some get mood changes, weight shifts, lower libido.

And all of this gets brushed off by doctors.

Yeah, IUDs are over 99% effective, and they last for years, which is great.

Yeah, they alter your hormone levels.

There's hormonal and copper versions, and they're great for many people, but the insertion is actually really painful.

Doctors often downplay that.

I actually have a friend who's going through it right now.

Her IUD went missing in her uterus.

Just lost.

They're like, yeah, we don't know what happened to it, which I've heard is more common than we think.

But there's not a lot of equivalent like, oops, we lost a medical device in your scrotum.

But it's scary.

She had to have an MRI and is currently waiting to have it surgically removed because it's like just floating around in her uterus.

No, she's just sitting around freaking out.

But there's also implants in the arm.

There's shots every three months, patches, rings.

Condoms are still the only method that protects against STIs, sexually transmitted infections.

There's emergency contraception like Plan B. It has a huge target on its back politically, but it's a critical tool for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex.

And Plan B has a pretty long shelf life, so...

It's not a bad idea to stock up right now because depending on what happens in your state, you may be able to help someone in a few years if that drug becomes unavailable.