Five powerful stories by five powerful women, coming together to describe their experiences receiving inadequate reproductive health care.

Understanding one’s sexual health history helps providers when it comes to screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), family planning, and more. This is an important conversation , but following the 6 P’s can provide a strong structure for this crucial discussion.

Here we have highlighted five of the newest birth control methods that you may be interested in learning more about:

In April, we hosted a virtual focus group for young people ages 17-23 where they shared their personal experiences and thoughts around accessing contraception in eastern Kentucky. Here are some common obstacles shared by our participants:

Sex can be scary and uncomfortable to talk about, but it is imperative that we do not forget how important, powerful, and needed it is throughout our youth and for our young people. Students need it now, not later.

Half of all new STI infections occur in young people, aged 15-25 (CDC, 2020). This accounts for about 10 million young people will contract an STI each year. There are a lot of reasons that STIs are common among young people.