# birth control (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover birth control. Page: Feed: --- ## [Inflammation, Ovarian function, and Ovarian Aging](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/inflammation-ovarian-function-and) _2026-08-18 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ The silent factor accelerating the loss of ovarian function and what can you do about it? ## [On the Origins of Queer Islamophobia in Germany: from Sex Tourism to Queer Fascism in The Color of Desire](https://notchesblog.com/2026/08/14/on-the-origins-of-queer-islamophobia-in-germany-from-sex-tourism-to-queer-fascism-in-the-color-of-desire/) _2026-08-13 · Christopher Ewing · NOTCHES_ The story of the making of homonationalism is also the story of its unmaking. ## [Can you actually improve your egg quality?](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/can-you-actually-improve-your-egg) _2026-08-13 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ The egg you ovulate three months from now is developing today. ## [The Roots of the Global Culture Wars over Birth Control](https://notchesblog.com/2026/08/13/the-roots-of-the-global-culture-wars-over-birth-control/) _2026-08-12 · Wannes Dupont · NOTCHES_ A showdown involving the Catholic Church, the United Nations, and Planned Parenthood over the politics of birth control. ## [Your Ovaries Are Paying Attention to How You Sleep](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/your-ovaries-are-paying-attention) _2026-08-11 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ The connection between sleep, circadian rhythm and your hormones ## [Navigating Health with Our Teen Boys](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/navigating-health-with-our-teen-boys) _2026-08-09 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ On the building blocks of teen development ## [AskNat: Your Questions Answered](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/asknat-your-questions-answered-a60) _2026-08-07 · Hormonal_ AskNat #5 - embryo transfers, IUDs, luteal spotting, and recurrent miscarriages ## [What is your sex drive trying to tell you?](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/what-is-your-sex-drive-trying-to) _2026-08-05 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ Low libido can be a clue about hormones, medications, pain, sleep, blood flow, or the kind of desire nobody taught you about ## [One in Three Women Don’t Know What Reproductive Life Stage They are In](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/one-in-three-women-dont-know-what) _2026-08-03 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ There’s no official test for perimenopause but there is for ovarian reserve, but how are they connected? ## [Coloring into Existence: Queer of Color Worldmaking in Children’s Literature](https://notchesblog.com/2026/07/30/coloring-into-existence-queer-of-color-worldmaking-in-childrens-literature/) _2026-07-29 · Isabel Millan · NOTCHES_ Emerging out of the history of radical feminist and BIPOC publishers, here are three independent publishers of LGBTQ+ children’s literature. ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fe6U879k2PTm) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [Fertility Q&A: Ovulation, IUI, PMOS, Miscarriage, and More](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/fertility-q-and-a-ovulation-iui-pmos) _2026-07-29 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ Answering your real questions about hormones and fertility ## [Progesterone: what it actually does in the brain](https://nataliecrawfordmd.substack.com/p/progesterone-what-it-actually-does) _2026-07-27 · Natalie Crawford MD · Hormonal_ Understanding the relationship between progesterone and PMDD and perimenopause ## [NOTCHES Vacancy: Social Media Editor](https://notchesblog.com/2026/07/21/notches-vacancy-social-media-editor/) _2026-07-21 · notcheseditor · NOTCHES_ NOTCHES is seeking social media editors. ## [Supporting the Health of Our Teen Girls](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/supporting-the-health-of-our-teen-girls) _2026-07-19 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ I’ve divided this essay on teen girl's health into five main categories: the developing body, physical foundations of health, menstrual literacy, relational safety and belonging, and agency and competence. ## [My Journey to Becoming a Herbalist](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/my-journey-to-becoming-a-herbalist) _2026-07-05 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Women’s health through an herbalist lens. Always the woman first, the plants second. ## [The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain from the Switchboard Helpline](https://notchesblog.com/2026/06/25/the-log-books/) _2026-06-24 · Adam Zmith · NOTCHES_ A helpline that has listened to LGBTQ+ people of Britain since 1974. ## [How Hormonal Birth Control Affects our Interconnected Body Systems](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/how-hormonal-birth-control-affects-our-whole-body) _2026-06-21 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Hormonal Birth Control doesn't exist in isolation, it affects endocrine, metabolic, nervous system, inflammatory, and reproductive health ## [The Lion, the Witch, and the Closet? Friendship and Queer Desire in the Life of C. S. Lewis](https://notchesblog.com/2026/06/18/lion-witch-closet-friendship-cs-lewis/) _2026-06-17 · Tom Hulme · NOTCHES_ C. S. Lewis and his friend Arthur Greeves had a queer relationship. This article approaches it with a focus on desire, sexuality, and literature. ## [What Franco’s Archives Accidentally Preserved About Queer Life in Spain](https://notchesblog.com/2026/06/11/what-francos-archives-accidentally-preserved-about-queer-life-in-spain/) _2026-06-10 · Javier Fernandez Galeano · NOTCHES_ The archive was a technology of power that paradoxically ended up preserving the very traces of queer life it set out to eradicate. ## [Why Hormonal Birth Control Shouldn't Be the First Response to Cycle Problems](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/why-hormonal-birth-control-shouldnt-be-used-as-a-solution-to-cycle-dysregulation) _2026-06-07 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Part One ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GMEffdBZ4BY0) _2026-06-07 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [Tasty Tim and the Gender Benders who made Pop History](https://notchesblog.com/2026/05/26/tasty-tim-and-the-gender-benders-who-made-pop-history/) _2026-05-25 · Stephen Brogan · NOTCHES_ Although best known as a 1980s tabloid slur, the term 'gender bender' refers to a thriving androgynous youth tribe devoted to alternative music, clothes and nightlife. ## [What do you do with all the Stress?](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/herbal-support-for-stress-and-cortisol-mangement) _2026-05-17 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Strategies for stress management and lowering cortisol ## [Come to My Cottage: Queer Pleasures and Female Fandom in the Silent Hollywood Era](https://notchesblog.com/2026/05/12/come-to-my-cottage-queer-pleasures-and-female-fandom-in-the-silent-hollywood-era/) _2026-05-11 · Diana Anselmo · NOTCHES_ A century before Heated Rivalry (2025), female moviegoers enjoyed producing queer readings of silent Hollywood stars. ## [Start Here: A Note from Adrienne](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/welcome-to-willow-rose-botanicals) _2026-05-09 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Women’s health through an herbalist lens. Always the woman first, the plants second. ## [How Stress can Wreak Your Menstrual Cycle](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/how-stress-can-wreak-your-menstrual-cycle) _2026-05-03 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Our cycles are a delicate dance of hormones. Chronic stress can dysregulate this delicate balance. ## [Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds](https://notchesblog.com/2026/04/28/trans-cinema-making-communities-identities-and-worlds/) _2026-04-27 · Laura Horak · NOTCHES_ An exciting introduction to cinema by the trans creators who are innovating filmmaking to imagine a more inclusive world. ## [What Exactly is “Stress” and What Does it Look Like in Our Bodies?](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/what-exactly-is-stress-and-what-does) _2026-04-19 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ We’re often overwhelmed with carrying a mental load and the constant pressure of getting everything done on time. ## [Do Herbs Actually Work?](https://willowroselife.substack.com/p/do-herbs-actually-work) _2026-04-05 · Adrienne J ✦ Herbalist · Willow Rose Botanicals_ Why herbal medicine works best within the rhythms of daily life