Getting pregnant comes with a lot of potentially upsetting biological changes, but it also brings on a sudden deluge of unsolicited advice. Is folic acid your primary concern, or should you take a specially formulated multivitamin? How much exercise is enough, and how much is dangerous? Is the occasionally beer okay, or will ... Read More »

A few months ago, I bought condoms for the first time. After a half hour in CVS flipping over cartons and squinting at product descriptions—I’d been on the pill for years, so I was new to this—I went with a pack of Trojan Pure Ecstasy (“FEELS LIKE NOTHING’S THERE!” it ... Read More »