Summary: You remember the one about the woman who gets intentionally pregnant to "trap" her man? This study found the reverse is more common than you'd think — men poking holes in condoms, popping out the active pills in a birth control pack, or taking their partner's money so she can't buy contraception. ACOG has issued recommendations to ob-gyns to screen and help advise patients who have experienced this.
It's called "reproductive coercion" and new research suggests that it's not just affecting young women in abusive relationships.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the behavior includes attempts to impregnate a partner against her will, control outcomes of the pregnancy, coerce a partner to have unprotected sex, and interfere with contraceptive methods.
Read the entire story at: Sabotaging Birth Control?
It's called "reproductive coercion" and new research suggests that it's not just affecting young women in abusive relationships.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the behavior includes attempts to impregnate a partner against her will, control outcomes of the pregnancy, coerce a partner to have unprotected sex, and interfere with contraceptive methods.
Read the entire story at: Sabotaging Birth Control?
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