Reproductive Health

Your reproductive health encompasses more than just the physical health of your reproductive system, it also involves your social and mental well-being as well. Get expert information on how to address reproductive concerns and care for your reproductive system.

Menstrual Health Basics

Health Overview Illustration - PMS
What Is Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)?

Your Questions About IUDs, Answered

A doctor holding a copper IUD
Everything You Need To Know About an IUD
Person showing another person a diagram of IUD insertion
What Does Getting an IUD Feel Like?
IUD Insertion Composite
How Does IUD Insertion Work?
Holding an IUD birth control copper coil device in hand
Does IUD Removal Hurt? What You Should Know
Shot of beautiful female doctor talking while explaining medical treatment with digital tablet to patient in the consultation.
How Much Does an IUD Cost?
Doctor holding T-shaped intrauterine birth control device on blurred background, closeup
Can an IUD Fall Out?

Explore Reproductive Health

Woman talking to a doctor.
IUD Insertion Is Often Painful—Can a New Tool Help?
Woman sitting on bed, looking unhappy, with male partner behind her in bed asleep
What To Know about Atrophic Vaginitis (Vaginal Atrophy)
Person talking to medical doctor about penis health
How the Penis Works
Person with pelvic/cervix pain holding hands on stomach in the kitchen
What To Know and Do About Cervix Pain
A gynecologist perfoming a pap smear on a patient
What Is a Pap Smear?
Man using a cellphone
High Cellphone Use Linked to Decline in Semen Quality, Study Finds
Keith-Laue
'I Shared My Vasectomy Story on TikTok To Help Dispel Misconceptions About the Procedure'
Woman sitting at doctor's office or hospital
In a Post-Roe World, Interest in Sterilization Spikes
woman taking pill
Misinformation Is Spreading Online About Abortion PIll 'Reversal'—But Experts Say It's Unproven and Dangerous
Medical staff preparing and administering vaccines
The COVID-19 Vaccine May Change Your Menstrual Cycle—Here's What to Know
Medicine for emergency contraception in a female hand
Plan B Alternatives: Emergency Contraception Methods and Where To Buy
woman at home using her phone for telehealth appointment
What Role Will Telemedicine Abortions Play if Roe v. Wade Is Struck Down?
Midsection of female patient waiting in hospital exam room
When Is Abortion Considered Medically Necessary?
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 01: Abortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, United States on December 01, 2021. The justices weigh whether to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks and overrule the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
How Does Overturning Roe v. Wade Impact Reproductive Health?
Hands of woman on her phone deleting period tracking app
Why Are Period-Tracking Apps Bad—and Should You Delete Yours?
Young woman wearing green tshirt and jeans is looking at a smartphone
How to Track and Understand Your Menstrual Cycle Phases
Close-up image of a woman holding a pregnancy test. She is wearing a pink tshirt and jeans, and her nails are manicured. The test is white and pink
How Ozempic Affects Fertility, Birth Control, and Pregnancy
Gynecologist hand with latex gloves holding a copper IUD
From Bleeding to Cramping: Copper IUD Side Effects, Explained
Older black man with a white beard is wearing athletic clothes and holds a towel around his neck while running/walking outside
What You Need To Know About Testosterone Levels Across the Lifespan
Close up of a woman in a steam room holding a wood bucket of steaming water
What To Know About Vaginal Steaming
Close-up view of a woman holding a pink menstrual cup and reading the instructions. She is sitting on a couch and the instruction paper is on a wood coffee table, next to a laptop. The cup is in focus while the woman is in the background, wearing jeans and a pink tank top. She has a tattoo on her upper arm.
Everything To Know about Using and Maintaining a Menstrual Cup
Close up image of a woman sitting on her couch holding her lower abdomen, hunched over. She is wearing a pink knit sweater and tan leggings
How To Recognize and Manage IUD Side Effects
a pregnant person in the doctor
Everything You Need To Know about HCG
person looking concerned and holding a small calendar that shows she missed her period
What Causes Amenorrhea?
Middle-aged male patient wearing a red sweater and slacks sitting on an exam table talking with a male doctor in a doctor's office
What Is a Vasectomy Reversal?
PMS vs. pregnancy symptoms - person looking at calendar to track menstrual cycle
PMS or Pregnancy? How To Tell the Difference
a woman picks up a menstrual pad from a stack of them. She is holding her pelvic area
What Causes Pink Discharge?
Mid-adult couple (black man and asian woman) in a fertility clinic setting speaking to a healthcare professional about fertility treatment options
What's the Difference Between IVF and IUI—and Which Is Right for You?
a person putting pads in a bag
What Causes Yellow Discharge?
Doctor talking to patient about hormonal imbalance
What To Know about Hormonal Imbalance
Person noticing hair loss due to high testosterone while combing hair
Signs and Symptoms of High Testosterone
Person with ovulation pain holding side of abdomen
What To Know and Do About Ovulation Pain (Mittelschmerz)
Symptoms of Low Estrogen
Signs and Symptoms of Low Estrogen
Woman receiving a birth control shot from a healthcare provider (the provider is holding a syringe to her upper arm at a 90 degree angle)
Everything You Need To Know about the Birth Control Shot
Woman speaking with a gynecologist
How Prolactin Levels Affect the Body
Person talking to gynecologist and looking at medical chart in office
How To Tell the Difference Between Implantation Bleeding vs. Period
woman with ovulation bleeding holding sanitary pad
Is Ovulation Bleeding Normal? What To Know
Person talking to gynecologist
A Complete Guide to Your Vagina
person with menopause using patch for hormone replacement therapy
What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)—and Do You Need It?
A woman applies a birth control patch to her upper arm
What Is the Birth Control Patch?
person making protein-rich meal to help balance hormones
How to Balance Your Hormones
Close up of a black woman's hands holding a Diaphragm Vaginal Contraceptive Ring
What Is Non-Hormonal Birth Control?
Woman wearing gray sweater and jeans pressing hands against her groin
What Causes a Swollen Labia—and What Can You Do To Treat It?
Young Asian man is sitting in a doctors office speaking to a black woman doctor
What Are the Options for Male Birth Control?
Physical therapist working with client on pelvic floor exercises
What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
A person sits on their toilet with their hands over the stomach in pain
What Is a Decidual Cast?
A person takes a menstrual pad out of a drawer
What Does Brown Discharge Mean?
Period supplies
Can You Pee With a Tampon In?
A woman puts a patch on her upper arm
What Is Estrogen?
Hysterectomy - Doctor showing patient image of uterus
What Is a Hysterectomy?
A man works out in a gym with dumbbells
7 Ways to Increase Testosterone
Health Photo Composite -Menstrual cycle
Everything You Need to Know About Cycle Syncing
Female period and intimate hygiene concept. Young african american woman taking disposable menstrual pad from table in bathroom, closeup, free space.
What Does Your Vaginal Discharge Mean?
Close-up of woman hands with birth control pills
What is Progesterone?
Woman wearing jeans and white shirt. Holding her lower abdomen.
What Is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction—And How Can You Treat It?
Underwear on clothesline
Is Vaginal Discharge Normal?
overusing-plan-b
How Many Times Can You Take Plan B?
Person looks down at a pregnancy test and holds a cell phone up.
Should You Consider Fertility Testing?
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How To Find Phthalate-Free Shampoo and Other Cosmetics
Medical professional holding a diaphragm birth control device in its carrying case
What You Need To Know about Diaphragm Birth Control
Young woman talking to a healthcare provider in a medical office.
What Is a Birth Control Sponge?
Box of plan B contraceptive pill
Does Plan B Expire?
going-off-birth-control
9 Effects of Going Off Birth Control