Erica Sackin is the Media Content and Outreach Manager at Planned Parenthood of New York City. She also runs the organization's blog, http://unratedunfiltered.com.
No matter what the result of health care reform, our lives will be profoundly affected. So how do we make sure our voices are heard, and that things essential to our health aren’t left behind? Why through photos, of course.
Conflicting messages on IUDs abound. How do you know who’s right, and why are so many people telling you different things? Providers at Planned Parenthood of New York City, who regularly do IUD insertions, weigh in.
How do you answer the questions of a 14-year-old who’s had her period for a year but still doesn’t know where it comes from? And where can you send a teen who’s only sex ed has come from her private Christian school?
I’m too old to get the HPV vaccine. Is it worth shelling out $600 for? And is it really fair that I’m considered "too old" in the first place?
Sure, I admire the intention of web sites like the new Sex.Really. But do you know how much harm you’re really doing when you preach against a ‘hookup culture’?
My first ‘sex talk’ happened when I was three, with my pregnant mom whipping out ‘Our Bodies Ourselves’ and giving me the straight facts . But not everyone is so lucky, with parents’ tactics ranging from boring to bizzare.
