Bytes Europe<p>Women’s rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1390440/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1390440/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> #125697623 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taxes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a>'sRights <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
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Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@WhatisBiotechnology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WhatisBiotechnology</span></a></span> More on the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> that made an affordable <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> pill 💊 possible; “Chemical Eye 👁️ on the Pill” 👉 <a href="http://www.sitnews.us/MacDougall/032405_macdougall.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sitnews.us/MacDougall/032405_m</span><span class="invisible">acdougall.html</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"Millions of dollars’ worth of birth control pills and other contraceptives destined for people in low-income countries have been destroyed at the direction of the Trump administration, the United States Agency for International Development said on Thursday."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/health/usaid-contraceptives-destroyed-trump.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/09/11/health/</span><span class="invisible">usaid-contraceptives-destroyed-trump.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ReproHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ReproJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproJustice</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contraception</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FamilyPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/GlobalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ForeignAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
FinchHaven sfba<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/@katielivingstone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>katielivingstone</span></a></span> </p><p>"<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> is an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Abortifacient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abortifacient</span></a>"</p><p>Oldest record I've found of that lie -- last time I bothered looking -- was from 1998</p><p>Apparently the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ForcedBirthers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedBirthers</span></a> have kept at it</p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birthcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cruelty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alt</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"University found that among the top 100 TikTok videos about reproductive health, just 10 percent were from medical professionals, and about 50 percent of creators made comments rejecting hormonal contraception. The top 100 most popular posts on TikTok about birth control had amassed some five billion views."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/style/birth-control-skepticism-wellness-tiktok.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/09/02/style/b</span><span class="invisible">irth-control-skepticism-wellness-tiktok.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ReproHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ReproJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproJustice</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contraception</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FamilyPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a></p>
caos<p>Ist jemand aus der <a href="https://anonsys.net/profile/koelngruppe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@koelngruppe@anonsys.net</a> heute abend vielleicht beim Konzert von <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/BirthControl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirthControl</a><span> ? <br></span><a href="https://kantine.com/event/birth-control-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Biergartenkonzert – Eintritt frei!</a><span><br>(Freideck Kantine)<br>"Die seit weit über 50 Jahren bestehende deutsche Prog-Rock-Band BIRTH CONTROL veröffentlicht nach der D-LP/CD </span><i>Here and Now</i> (2016) und der in den Top100 der deutschen LP-Charts platzierten LP/CD <i>Open Up</i><span> (2022) am 20.April 2024 zum Record Store Day`24 nach fast 45 Jahren wieder eine Live LP.<br><br>*Live@ Tresohr Sessions* beinhaltet 6 energiegeladene Tracks, davon 5 bisher unveröffentlichte live Versionen des 2022 er Studio-Albums </span><i>Open Up</i><span>, und bringt Birth Control hier in 42 Minuten auf den Punkt."<br><br></span><a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/Konzert" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Konzert</a> <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/Köln" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Köln</a> <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/ProgRock" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProgRock</a> <a href="https://plasmatrap.com/tags/KrautRock" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KrautRock</a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History September 6, 1966: Margaret Sanger died. She was a sex reformer, birth-control advocate, anti-authoritarian socialist, eugenicist. Sanger was famous for popularizing the term "birth control." She also opened the first birth control clinic in the United States and established the organizations that evolved into Planned Parenthood. Her protests, civil disobedience and arrests contributed to court cases that helped legalize contraception in the U.S. Many on the Christian right have targeted her for her role in supporting women’s reproductive rights, yet Sanger was opposed to abortions and, as a nurse, she refused to participate in them. </p><p>In the early 1910s, Sanger joined the Women's Committee of the New York Socialist party. She also participated in labor actions by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), including the notable 1912 Lawrence textile strike and the 1913 Paterson silk strike. She also became close with many left-wing writers and activists, like John Reed, Upton Sinclair, Mabel Dodge and Emma Goldman. During this period, she saw the toll unwanted pregnancies and back-alley abortions took on poor, working class and immigrant women. And it was at this point that she shifted the focus of her activism toward promoting birth control as a way to prevent abortions and the economic strain of having unwanted pregnancies. </p><p>In 1914, she launched “The Woman Rebel,” a monthly newsletter with the anarchist slogan, “No Gods, No Masters.” It promoted contraception, with the goal of challenging the federal anti-obscenity laws, which were then used to suppress education and outreach about birth control. In 1916, she opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S., leading to her arrest. In 1921, she founded the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She argued that women who are educated about birth control are the best judge of the time and conditions under which they should have children, and that it is their right to determine whether or not to bear children.</p><p>After World War I, Sanger increasingly appealed to the social necessity of limiting births among the poor. She was a eugenicist and believed that it was necessary to reduce reproduction of those who were “unfit.” While she defined “fitness” in terms of individual fitness, and not race, she supported restricting immigration, and she was known to “look the other way” when racists spoke in favor of eugenics. She even gave a presentation to the women’s auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan. And she supported compulsory sterilization for those with cognitive disabilities.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anarchism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/margaretsanger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>margaretsanger</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plannedparenthood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plannedparenthood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ableism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kkk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kkk</span></a></p>
Paul Arnheim-Projekt<p>Everyone should question <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23thepill" target="_blank">#thepill</a>; It's not about women's <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23sexualLiberation" target="_blank">#sexualLiberation</a>, but about men's convenience. It's a crime against humanity!
Women, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23dontObeyInAdvance" target="_blank">#dontObeyInAdvance</a> but <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23resist" target="_blank">#resist</a> to save your <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23health" target="_blank">#health</a>!
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Sexism" target="_blank">#Sexism</a> and its conjoined twin, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23racism" target="_blank">#racism</a>, insult intelligence. We must stop them!
<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23birthcontrol" target="_blank">#birthcontrol</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23condom" target="_blank">#condom</a></p>
growingyourbaby<p>Not Just Reproductive Health: How Birth Control Affects the Mind Too <a href="https://www.growingyourbaby.com/not-just-reproductive-health-how-birth-control-affects-the-mind-too/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">growingyourbaby.com/not-just-r</span><span class="invisible">eproductive-health-how-birth-control-affects-the-mind-too/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthcontrol</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:Liar RFK lies, promising to reveal "root causes" of autism in September.
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>PsyPost: Most TikTok videos about birth control are unreliable, study finds. “A new study published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health suggests that popular TikTok videos about contraception are often misleading, low in quality, and rarely created by medical professionals.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/26/psypost-most-tiktok-videos-about-birth-control-are-unreliable-study-finds/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/26/psypost-most-tiktok-videos-about-birth-control-are-unreliable-study-finds/</a></p>
Psychology News Robot<p>DATE: August 23, 2025 at 08:00AM<br>SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG</p><p>** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: Most TikTok videos about birth control are unreliable, study finds</p><p>URL: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/most-tiktok-videos-about-birth-control-are-unreliable-study-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/most-tiktok-videos</span><span class="invisible">-about-birth-control-are-unreliable-study-finds/</span></a></p><p>A new study published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health suggests that popular TikTok videos about contraception are often misleading, low in quality, and rarely created by medical professionals. Researchers found that these videos frequently promote “natural” methods over hormonal options and sometimes express distrust in healthcare providers—raising concerns about how social media may be influencing reproductive health decisions.</p><p>With over two billion users, TikTok has become a major source of health information—especially among young adults in their reproductive years. Its appeal lies in its short, engaging videos and powerful recommendation algorithm, which personalizes content based on a user’s behavior. This can increase exposure to health information but may also create “filter bubbles,” where users repeatedly encounter the same views without access to alternative perspectives.</p><p>Given that contraceptive decisions often involve private, stigmatized topics, platforms like TikTok can offer a unique space for people to seek guidance outside of formal medical settings. But the popularity of non-expert content, including influencers who may lack any formal health training, raises the risk that inaccurate or one-sided information is shaping beliefs and behaviors around birth control. Prior studies have explored the quality of contraceptive information on other platforms, but few have focused on TikTok specifically.</p><p>To address this gap, the research team set out to systematically assess the reliability and quality of contraceptive content on TikTok, particularly around methods like the birth control pill and fertility awareness techniques. Their goal was to understand who is creating this content, what kind of information is being shared, and whether viewers are being misinformed.</p><p>“Research has shown that many young people nowadays are turning to social media for health information, including contraception. I’ve noticed this myself with my daughters and their friends, and I realized that not everything they see online is accurate. As a former general practitioner now working in public health research, this really stood out to me, so I decided to explore what kind of information is being shared online and how it might influence young people’s decisions,” said study author Caroline de Moel-Mandel, a lecturer and researcher at La Trobe University.</p><p>Between August and September 2023, the researchers searched TikTok using a fresh account set to mimic an 18-year-old female user in Australia. This strategy helped them avoid personalized algorithmic recommendations and better reflect what a typical new user might encounter. They selected the top five most-viewed hashtags related to contraceptive methods—<a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthcontrol</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contraception</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/thepill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thepill</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/naturalbirthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturalbirthcontrol</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/cycletracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cycletracking</span></a>—and pulled the 20 most popular videos from each tag, resulting in a sample of 100 English-language videos.</p><p>Each video was assessed for basic information, such as the creator’s background, views, likes, and stated purpose. The researchers grouped creators into five categories: general uploaders (everyday users or influencers), medical professionals, hormone health coaches (self-identified), health educators (including naturopaths and wellness coaches), and online companies. They also evaluated whether videos expressed support or rejection of hormonal methods and whether they expressed trust or distrust in healthcare providers.</p><p>To measure content quality, the researchers used a tool called DISCERN, which rates the reliability and accuracy of health information. While DISCERN was originally developed for written material, it has been adapted for use with online video content. Each video received a score based on how clearly it presented its aims, explained treatment options, cited sources, and discussed risks and benefits.</p><p>The results point to a widespread presence of low-quality contraceptive content on TikTok. Collectively, the 100 videos had over 4.85 billion views. Yet only 10% were created by licensed medical professionals. The vast majority came from general uploaders, hormone health coaches, and health educators—groups that often lack formal medical training.</p><p>Videos from these non-clinical creators often promoted fertility awareness or cycle tracking methods. Over half of all videos (53%) explicitly rejected hormonal birth control, and 34% expressed some level of distrust toward health professionals or medical advice. Most of the creators expressing these views based them on personal experiences or anecdotal advice.</p><p>“While we anticipated that much of the information on this platform would be incorrect or incomplete, we were genuinely surprised to find that over half of the video creators explicitly rejected hormonal birth control, including the pill, injections, implants, and hormonal IUDs,” de Moel-Mandel told PsyPost.</p><p>“Even more concerning, one in three uploaders expressed distrust toward healthcare professionals, often based on personal experiences or unverified opinions and anecdotal advice. This widespread rejection of evidence-based methods and medical guidance reflects a deeper issue of misinformation and mistrust that could have serious public health implications.”</p><p>The DISCERN scores suggest that the overall quality and reliability of the videos were poor. The median total score was 27 out of a possible 75. Videos by medical professionals scored the highest, but even these were rated as poor quality on average. The lowest-scoring videos came from hormone health coaches and general uploaders. This pattern held across multiple dimensions, including how well the videos explained how different contraceptive methods work and whether they discussed both benefits and risks.</p><p>Some videos went beyond standard methods to promote unproven alternatives such as papaya seeds or coconut oil as contraceptives. These posts did not include evidence-based evaluations or warnings about risks.</p><p>Notably, the creators who expressed distrust in hormonal birth control or health professionals were overwhelmingly white, female-presenting, and in their late twenties to early forties. Many framed their content as empowering or as an effort to “reclaim” their bodies from medical systems they viewed as dismissive or coercive.</p><p>The study highlights the growing influence of social media on medical decision-making, especially among younger users. On a platform where negative experiences and controversial opinions tend to drive engagement, videos that challenge conventional medical advice are more likely to gain traction. But the content that gains popularity is not always the most accurate—or the most helpful when making health-related decisions.</p><p>“People should be aware that the vast majority of TikTok videos on contraception are not created by medical professionals and generally contain inaccurate or incomplete information not based on medical evidence,” de Moel-Mandel explained. “These videos commonly criticize hormonal birth control and promote natural methods without acknowledging their limitations, such as the need for strict consistency, partner cooperation, and reduced effectiveness when used alone.”</p><p>“This misinformation can lead to unsafe contraceptive choices, increasing the risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. It is therefore essential to remain critical about the information encountered online and seek guidance from trusted healthcare professionals when making decisions about reproductive health.”</p><p>At the same time, the study acknowledges that not all users are simply being misled—they are also responding to dissatisfaction with how contraceptive care is delivered. Many creators described feeling dismissed or pressured by healthcare providers. These concerns reflect longstanding critiques of contraceptive counseling, where the focus on preventing pregnancy sometimes overshadows users’ concerns about side effects or autonomy.</p><p>The study provides a timely snapshot of contraceptive misinformation on TikTok, but it does have some limitations. The sample included only 100 videos, all in English, and was drawn at one point in time. TikTok’s algorithm and trending topics change rapidly, which means the content available to users can shift over days or weeks.</p><p>“As with any research, there are a few limitations that should be considered,” de Moel-Mandel noted. “Our sample, captured at a single point in time, was relatively small and confined to English-language videos, which may not reflect broader trends. We used a tool designed for written health information to assess video content, which introduced some subjectivity, although we aimed to address this by including a third reviewer to resolve notable rating discrepancies. Finally, we categorized video creators based on self-reported data, which may not always have been entirely accurate.”</p><p>The researchers suggest that future studies should explore how TikTok content affects contraceptive decisions, particularly among younger viewers. There is also a need to better understand the role of non-clinical influencers in shaping attitudes toward birth control.</p><p>“We are currently initiating a new and relevant project that still in the early stages. More details will be shared as the project progresses,” de Moel-Mandel said.</p><p>“I would like to add that TikTok and other social media platforms, can also offer valuable public health opportunities, as they allow people from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations to access health information and support. When used responsibly, these platforms can be powerful tools, especially when accurate information is shared by relatable creators who advocate for safe and effective practices. Collaborating with such influencers can help ensure messages resonate and encourage informed decision-making.”</p><p>The study, “‘Do You Know What Birth Control Actually Does to Your Body?’: Assessing Contraceptive Information on TikTok,” was authored by Caroline de Moel-Mandel, Arielle Donnelly, and Megan Bugden.</p><p>URL: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/most-tiktok-videos-about-birth-control-are-unreliable-study-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/most-tiktok-videos</span><span class="invisible">-about-birth-control-are-unreliable-study-finds/</span></a></p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: <a href="https://www.clinicians-exchange.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">clinicians-exchange.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/@PTUnofficialBot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PTUnofficialBot</span></a></span></p><p>NYU Information for Practice puts out 400-500 good quality health-related research posts per week but its too much for many people, so that bot is limited to just subscribers. 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Bruce Mirken<p>Some historical perspective on the importance of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://jackiewolf1.substack.com/p/the-forgotten-lessons-of-birth-control?triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jackiewolf1.substack.com/p/the</span><span class="invisible">-forgotten-lessons-of-birth-control?triedRedirect=true</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Leo XIV's handling of such issues, or his choice to overlook them, will carry significant implications for his pontificate and the future trajectory of the Catholic Church. ...</p><p>Two unresolved and gender-connected issues — Catholic teaching on sexuality and the exclusion of women from ordained ministry — expose the fault lines."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/PopeLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PopeLeo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catholic</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SexualMorality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SexualMorality</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>contraception</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WomensOrdination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomensOrdination</span></a><br />/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"He can, once and for all, align that teaching with Scripture and enlightened theology, as opposed to the church's deeply ambivalent views of sexuality from the first century, many of which were rooted in Greco-Roman philosophy. Such a shift would transform church doctrine about birth control, same-sex marriage and women's ordination, among other matters."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/PopeLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PopeLeo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catholic</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SexualMorality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SexualMorality</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>contraception</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WomensOrdination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomensOrdination</span></a><br />/3</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy with a historic opportunity to close the growing gap between what the church teaches about sex and gender, and the lived experiences and values of a clear majority of U.S. Catholics."</p><p>~ Thomas C. Fox</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/PopeLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PopeLeo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Catholic</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SexualMorality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SexualMorality</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>contraception</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/WomensOrdination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomensOrdination</span></a><br />/2</p><p><a href="https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/pope-leo-xivs-big-opportunity-reform-church-teachings-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ncronline.org/opinion/pope-leo</span><span class="invisible">-xivs-big-opportunity-reform-church-teachings-sexuality</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Sex and social, from <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthcontrol</span></a> to <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Thepill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thepill</span></a>: it is alarm on the contraceptive remedies of influencers <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1294390/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1294390/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Italia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>They're coming for everything.</p><p>Federal judge blocks Trump administration's broad birth control mandate exemptions<br><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5452415-trump-contraception-exemption-blocked/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/healthcare/</span><span class="invisible">5452415-trump-contraception-exemption-blocked/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndTheGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndTheGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>judge blocks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> exemption to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a></p><p>A US judge on Wednesday struck down rules adopted during Trump's first term that exempt employers with religious or *moral* objections from providing workers with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> coverage for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contraception</span></a>.</p><p>US District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Philadelphia said the 2018 rules were not justified, rejecting the Trump admin's claims that they were necessary to protect the rights of religious employers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-blocks-trump-religious-exemption-birth-control-coverage-2025-08-13/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/government/u</span><span class="invisible">s-judge-blocks-trump-religious-exemption-birth-control-coverage-2025-08-13/</span></a></p>
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