20 Birth Control Side Effects Every Woman Should Know

He spoke in a raspy monotone that was at once commanding, yet menacing. Howard Strickling officially was the public relations boss of MGM during its heyday, but his real responsibility, he would explain, was protection more than publicity.

and birth control.Her upbringing was hard, and she ran away from home when she was 16. Because she felt as though her voice was taken from her when she was young, my mother empowered me with a voice and a choice. We could talk about anything. Now, as a parent of a daughter, I can only imagine the amount of anxiety my mother must’ve had around with me.

extreme period pain and symptoms: I’d spend more than a week vomiting and sweating, with and heavy bleeding. I was missing out on life. During my periods, I was in so much pain that I couldn’t focus on anything other than trying to . I missed classes each month, but I was visibly unwell and the majority of my absences were excused.

has caused us all to re-ask: Are there birth control pills for men? Once you do a quick Google search and confirm that the answer is no—still no, after decades of scientific advancements and social progress—you’re left with so many more questions. The naggiest one being, why aren’t there male birth control pills? In 2022, the nonexistence of a male contraceptive pill feels like a glaring inequity and societal failure, especially when you pause and consider that the first contraceptive was introduced in 1950.

So sweet! Kim Kardashian started off her birthday festivities by creating a special video for herself with help from her 9-year-old daughter, North.

A believer in Happily Ever After! Gwyneth Paltrow shared her feelings about finding “The One” — and if someone can have more than one big love in their lifetime. 

Stage, film and musical icon Lena Horne will officially become the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named for her when The Nederlander Organization rechristens the Brooks Atkinson Theatre next month and unveils a new marquee.

A birthday roast? Kim Zolciak-Biermann’s family trolled daughter Ariana Biermann when she turned 21 — giving her a very special cake to mark the occasion.

Rep. Ro Khanna is paying a cadre of political consultants in the early presidential nominating states, which some say is a possible sign he's exploring a presidential run as early as 2024. Khanna, a three-term California Democrat, has on his campaign payroll political consultants and strategists throughout the Northeast as well as in Iowa, Nevada and Colorado.The relationships were first disclosed on Friday in filings Khanna's re-election campaign made with the Federal Election Commission.

Tom Cruise recorded a video message for Bert Fields‘ memorial service last Sunday (October 2) in Santa Monica, California.

: It has been months since the public has heard from Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre regarding his alleged involvement in the Mississippi welfare fraud case that state auditors say funneled money to a new volleyball wellness center at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). The state of Mississippi is currently suing 38 people or companies in an attempt to claw back $24 million of the $77 million in federal welfare money, according to a report by Mississippi Today.  Favre, who helped in raising money for the USM facility, has denied knowing that a $5 million grant for the volleyball facility came from a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare fund through the Mississippi Community Education Center (MCEC), a non-profit operated by Nancy New.  According to documents obtained by Fox News, the $5 million was procured by MCEC via a Block Grant from the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) in October 2017.   Former NFL player Brett Favre walks off the 10th tee box during the Celebrity Foursome at the second round of the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Club on June 11, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin.  (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) "I have been unjustly smeared in the media," Favre said in a statement provided exclusively to Fox News Digital.

Sky Sports presenter Jo Wilson looked every inch the glowing bride as she exchanged vows with her new husband Dan in an intimate surprise wedding ceremony, with two-year-old daughter Mabel at their sides. But just days before their magical wedding at Chelsea Old Town Hall in London, the 38-year-old was so ill with side effects from chemotherapy for stage 3 cervical cancer, she feared she would struggle to make it down the aisle. She said: "We picked the date because it was just over three weeks after my treatment ended, so I hoped that I’d be feeling a bit better.

K.J. Yossman Jemima Khan (“What’s Love Got to Do With It?”) and Jaime Ray Newman (“Dopesick”) have boarded Seemab Gul’s Oscar-qualifying short film “Sandstorm” as executive producers. A coming of age story, centering around a Pakistani schoolgirl called Zara, “Sandstorm” navigates the “tricky terrain of internet dating in a conservative Muslim society,” according to the logline as well as questions “the objectification of the female body and its relationship to honor in Pakistani culture.” In the short, Zara sends her virtual boyfriend a “sensual dance video” which he then uses to blackmail her. “Caught between his manipulative behaviour and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confines of a patriarchal society,” reads the synopsis.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt called it quits in 2016, but the incident that led to their split has remained contentious years after their divorce.

Carrie Underwood enjoys nothing more than spending time at home with her family, consisting of husband Mike Fisher, two sons Isaiah and Jacob, and their pets.MORE: Why Carrie Underwood rarely stays at Nashville family homeFor one of them, it was a time for celebration, as the singer took to her Instagram Stories to share that one of her pet dogs, Zero, had turned four years old.VIDEO: Carrie Underwood jokes she is no longer 'young and carefree'She shared an absolutely adorable photo of the black German Shepherd smiling as she wrote: "Birthday boy…today, he's 4!!!"The country star loves sharing snippets of her life at her Tennessee ranch home, whether they're moments with her kids or the produce of her expansive garden.MORE: Carrie Underwood teases unexpected new look ahead of Denim & Rhinestones tourThe time is one Carrie is not taking for granted, as she departs home in less than two weeks to kick off her nationwide Denim & Rhinestones Tour.Speaking recently with Audacy's Katie & Company, she talked of the prep that went into their tour and how she was ready to take things up a notch after her Las Vegas residency. Carrie celebrated her dog Zero's birthday"There's a lot of things we're doing that we haven't done before.

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