I know there’s an existing post somewhere, but here’s the list of OBGYNs in the USA and other countries that will perform tubal ligation (aka female sterilization) without arguing with you

It's worth noting that a bilateral salpingectomy, which removes the fallopian tubes entirely, will not only sterilize you but greatly reduce your risk of developing ovarian cancer while being just as safe as tubal ligation. Some sources estimate that 80-90% of ovarian cancer begins in the fallopian tubes, so if you were planning to request a ligation already I'd strongly recommend asking if you can get them removed instead, even if you don't have any family history.

agree w/ the recommendation to remove them completely.

i rbed this post earlier to say that tubal ligation does NOT eliminate the chance of becoming pregnant. it can greatly reduce it but one percent of patients still get pregnant. it also greatly increases the risk of an ectopic pregnancy. if you do get a tubal ligation, you still need to be using other contraceptives (ideally an implant option like nexplanon or implanon). or as the person above said, consider removing them entirely.

That linked article actually states a pregnancy risk as high as 3-5% was found in a very recent study, with the highest risk in those who were sterilized young. There's only ever been 4 recorded cases of pregnancy after total bilateral salpingectomy though, so that's another reason to get them taken out

Thank you! I really appreciate the correction.

Make the most of the next two months

Wtf people actually tell their crushes they like them??????

What the hell do YOU do?

i die? lmao what kinda question….

you have to outlive donald trump

imagine how funny the internet will be on the day he dies.

"oh boy I sure wish there were a fast, free and private alternative to google chrome"

the humble mozilla firefox:

Grieve AND organize.

Good article by David Hunter on how to survive the Trump presidency, both on the personal and on the political plane.

This is an excellent article. It talks about the psychology of tyranny, the history of resistance and the paths we have to take to rescue each other and recover.

Point #4 especially.

hey guys i've been assigned four days of back to back 12 hour shifts this week that i must show up for despite my deteriorating health and the whole time i was just thinking about Mohammed (@ayeshjourney). for those who still don't know, Mohammed Ayesh is the ONLY active vetter (@gaza-evacuation-funds) we have on tumblr at the moment, and he actively meets with, talks to, and verifies families in need in the midst of ever-escalating iof attacks.

it is a little known fact that Mohammed's day job is in health care. other than the small moments when there are no catastrophic bombardments when he could find internet and verify families' campaigns for us, he is transporting wounded and martyred Palestinians every single day and night. in an active war zone.

there hasn't been donations to Mohammed in almost 4 hours. this is incredibly scary, especially since the iof announced another round of systematic raids on central Gaza, where Mohammed works and where his family lives, just today.

from one health care worker to another, from one countryman who fears for the future of his country, who strives to do the best he can for his fellow compatriots, please. donate whatever you can spare. my humble request is that we can help Mohammed's family get to 25k by the end of week.

I cannot fathom the life that Mohammed has been living for more than a year now, waking up every hour to artillery fire and knowing it is now his job to drive TOWARDS the explosions and gunfire to find possible survivors.

Mohammed and his family was recently cornered by iof tanks that were patrolling their neighborhood for hours, and has since developed a debilitating migraine that would not disappear for days on end. he is still out there in the field doing his job despite all this as i type this and as you read this message.

£21,775 / £22,000 daily goal. no donations for the past 4 hours but please we can raise £225 towards this goal. this is possible if 23 people spared £10.

taglisting more people now because I am afraid for Mohammed Ayesh and his family. and for all families in central Gaza. please keep them in your thoughts and help in any way shape or form you can. this is our chance to give back to the ones who bring hope to their countrymen in a time of great need, our ambulance workers, our doctors and nurses, our press, our soup kitchen workers, our aid distributors and more.

i've been feeling incredible anger and frustration lately with these posts lamenting what the next four years will look like in the u.s., how much "worse" things will get under the trump administration, as if we haven't been witnessing a holocaust for the past year funded by the biden administration. if you have seen a single video from gaza, a single picture, read a feature from a gazan journalist, spoken to a single person in your inbox when they plead for your attention and help, words like "worse" or "better" turn to ash in your mouth. just yesterday my friend hilda texted me that even when her family manages to get food, smoke from the fire needed to cook aggravates her sinus allergies, making it difficult to breathe. this is how she's been living for the past year and a month, under a democrat-funded genocide.

below is a small fraction of the palestinians who have reached out to me for help with their campaigns. it is a huge source of shame to me that i can't keep up with all of the people in my inbox. please go to their accounts and read their stories. and please give what you can spare.

*ALL CAMPAIGNS ARE VETTED*

Homeless LGBT couple asking for help! (Birthday Edition!)

Hello everyone, it's me again.

It's my birthday in November and what I would like more than anything is to have a chance to relax without being afraid of being without shelter or going hungry. We've been homeless for too long and I've been sick with a whole bunch of stuff these past few months (now including a painful ankle injury!) and I really just need help covering a motel room for my little family and help with food/toiletries/bills. It's been so stressful trying to scramble to make ends meet every single day, which is probably one reason I'm still sick and I would love time where I can just focus on recovering and finding work so we can escape this terrible situation finally.

Any help is greatly appreciated, even if it's just a few dollars or a share. I also appreciate any birthday messages as it's usually very hard for me around this time of year. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your support during this whole predicament.

Venmo: @garbageconnoisseur CashApp: $garbageconnoisseur PayPal: @garbageconnoisseur

(I have Zelle too. Please no hate or unsolicited advice; you will be blocked. I'm not trying to use my birthday to garner sympathy, I just find comfort in talking about what's going on in my life so I don't feel so isolated in all this. I got shit for it last year and I don't wanna hear it.)

We have a motel room right now, but losing shelter these last two days really hurt my health further. My ankle is covered in new bruises, and everything just hurts overall. We need help covering the room every 3 days, and extra for food/toiletries is appreciated.

Well, I woke up with bronchitis on top of everything else. I really need to stay in bed but we have until morning to pay for the room before we get kicked out again. Please share this and help if you can, even if it's just a dollar. Anything helps. I'm going to go lay down because I feel awful.

let the contemporary record show mr beast was pretty ignorable for his whole career if you were just like, busy.

I have never watched a Mr. Beast video because there were other things to watch

Exactly. There was always something better than a mr beast video to watch.

If you have the means to donate to AO3, you clearly have the means to donate to Palestinian fundraisers.

Donate to Ruba and Iyad since you have the money to donate to AO3. They especially need the help since PayPal is shutting down fundraising services come January.

Aww, that sucks, PayPal I mean. What about GoFundMe?

As far as I know, GFM is still okay. Only PayPal is shutting down this type of service.

If you're asking if Ruba and Iyad have a GFM, they do not.

**Time is Running Out**

Imagine enduring a harsh winter in a tent made of tarpaulin, with nothing to shield you from the elements.

Every day brings the threat of freezing temperatures, and rainwater can flood our small space, putting us at risk of drowning. The cold can lead to serious health issues, such as chest infections and chronic illnesses.

You can see

I am pleading for help to save my family from this life-threatening situation.

Please, we need your support to escape this danger and find a safe place to live.

$10,155 / $12,700

(Short-term goal)

(long-term goal is / 25,000 for evacuation)

$1994 away from the next short term goal.

$10,706/$12,700

Please reblog and donate if you can.

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@kylievershion @xinakwans

>"i report palestinian fundraisers that i decide look 'fishy'"

>go to their blog

>pinned post is selling astrology readings

hi it's great to see so many people who agree that the scam accusers on here are full of it! if you'd like to take this opportunity to actually help a real verified gazan family, mohammed iwais is still struggling to get himself and his family ready for the winter.

they need to replace warm jackets, blankets, etc that they had to leave behind in their eight (!!) displacements thus far, plus mohammed is still helping his sister recover from a bullet wound and the whole family have been struggling to afford enough food already.

donations have slowed to a trickle these last months, but this campaign is a great opportunity for us to help keep 27 people safe and warm this winter.

please mind the exchange rates: 10 USD = 103 SEK. gofundme takes 3 SEK off each donation, so giving only 5 or 10 SEK means giving this family just pennies to live off.

donations are also eligible for an art print raffle if you'd like some bonus IWTV draculas for your wall collection :-)

kr626,639 / kr650,000

LAST DONATION WAS 2 HOURS AGO. Please pick it up for the sake of Mohammed and his 27 family members. Let's help him reach the short term goal as soon as possible.

kr633,013 / kr650,000