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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Culture

Everyone’s talking about this woman’s Nexplanon implant suddenly flashing and blinking

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies!

Mars Ramos

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Depo Class Action

‘I thought I wasn’t drinking enough water’: Woman issues warning for people who use Depo Shot birth control

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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ashwagandha effects

‘I just got a message from my doctor’: Woman issues warning about ashwagandha. She was about to take it

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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birth control tiktok

‘I’ve had 3 in the past 6 months’: Woman refilling birth control prescription gets asked if she’s had ‘migraines.’ The pharmacist’s response shocks her when she says yes

Agnes Arnold-Forster is a writer covering medicine, healthcare, gender, and technology. She has been published in places like the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Independent, the LRB, and Stylist Magazine. She is writing a book about nostalgia for Picador and lives in London, U.K.

Agnes Arnold-Forster

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anti-choice insanity

Natural birth control exploded on TikTok—and the anti-abortion movement jumped right on

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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iud birth control

‘This is so unbelievably common’: Women on TikTok are talking about their experiences with birth control side effects

Winona Dimeo-Ediger was a Daily Dot contributor whose work focused on healthcare, race, and sexuality. Her byline has also appeared in Rolling Stone, NPR, the TED Blog, and Ravishly.

Birth Control

Everyone’s talking about this woman’s Nexplanon implant suddenly flashing and blinking

‘I thought I wasn’t drinking enough water’: Woman issues warning for people who use Depo Shot birth control

‘I just got a message from my doctor’: Woman issues warning about ashwagandha. She was about to take it

‘I’ve had 3 in the past 6 months’: Woman refilling birth control prescription gets asked if she’s had ‘migraines.’ The pharmacist’s response shocks her when she says yes

Natural birth control exploded on TikTok—and the anti-abortion movement jumped right on

‘This is so unbelievably common’: Women on TikTok are talking about their experiences with birth control side effects

Is black ice cream screwing with your birth control?

Senate votes to leave 55 million women without affordable birth control

Ladies, don’t try to sell your used birth control online