Katy MacDonald, a Nurse Practitioner at the University Health Center’s GYN Clinic, joins Lauren to talk about the five things you need to know about birth control, including a brief history, options for birth control and their effectiveness, and what happens when it doesn’t work.
*We would like to acknowledge that while the terms “woman” and “female” are used often in this episode, this information is still applicable to anyone who menstruates or can become pregnant.
Resources:
To contact JMU’s GYN Clinic click here.
For more information about JMU’s Pharmacy click here.
To contact the Shenandoah Women’s Health Care Center click here.
To learn more about birth control options, click here.
Click here to view the full transcript of this episode.
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