In case you missed the article in this month’s DASH, we are here to give you a few more pointers on good condom usage.

There are a lot of good reasons for using condoms. The obvious one is protection against pregnancy. They’re easy to use, always available, cheap, concealable, and disposable. Probably the second biggest reason to use them (behind protection from pregnancy) is that condoms protect you from many Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) including … Read More >>

Taking the Pill can be a bit tricky. No, not tricky like tap dancing or staying awake in History class, but there are a lot of things to remember and a lot of questions that can bounce around in your brain while you are taking the Pill, or deciding if the Pill is right for you. When do I take it? How many times? What happens if I miss one? These are some questions that some of our readers had after they had read the article in the magazine. Read More >>

The alarm went off at 5:15 am, my mom bustling around readying a post-op nest of pillows, movies, and painkillers. The early hour was enough to make me want to cancel the whole thing and blow the money at Nordstrom’s, but we piled in the car and headed down to the surgery center. All the nurses were very kind and patient, even letting me keep my sock monkey with me in the operating room. Yes, that’s right, I am 24 years old and still clutch my monkey when I’m scared, so what?! ...Read More >>