What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

FromWhat's New

Start listening View podcast show

What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

FromWhat's New

ratings:

Length:

10 minutes

Released:

Jan 3, 2024

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Menstrual regulation—sometimes referred to as “missed period pills"—is a new front in women's battle for bodily autonomy. Here's how it works and what you need to know. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Released:

Jan 3, 2024

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Listen to narrated versions of WIRED's biggest stories in the morning, and get an update on the day’s most interesting story from Editor in Chief Nick Thompson in the afternoon.

Skip carousel

Review: Acer Swift 7 by What's New
4 min listen
The Adorable Island Fox Is Back—But Saving It Meant Going to War by What's New
3 min listen
Stop Trying to Psychoanalyze Donald Trump by What's New
7 min listen
Of Course Everyone’s Already Using the Leaked NSA Exploits by What's New
6 min listen
Martians Might Be Real. That Makes Mars Exploration Way More Complicated by What's New
20 min listen
How Baltimore Became America’s Laboratory for Spy Tech by What's New
9 min listen
A New Wireless Hack Can Unlock 100 Million Volkswagens by What's New
9 min listen
Trump Hates the Media, Right? But Now a Media Exec’s Running His Campaign by What's New
5 min listen
Ford Says It’ll Have a Fleet of Fully Autonomous Cars in Just 5 Years by What's New
5 min listen
Trump’s Second Amendment Line Probably Won’t Land Him in Jail by What's New
7 min listen
Why You (Might) Want the New PlayStation 4 Pro by What's New
7 min listen
WIRED ENDORSES OPTIMISM by What's New
12 min listen
Parents Didn’t Just Dislike Super Nintendo 25 Years Ago—They Thought It Was a Scam by What's New
9 min listen
The iPhone 7: More Camera, More Colors, Less Headphone Jack by What's New
7 min listen
The Death of Project Ara Shows Google Is All Grown Up by What's New
5 min listen
Forget Software—Now Hackers Are Exploiting Physics by What's New
8 min listen
Android Nougat Proves How Good Google’s OS Already Is by What's New
1 min listen
Astronomers Don’t Think That So-Called SETI Signal Is Aliens—and Neither Should You by What's New
9 min listen
The Flying Bum Just Crashed—So Why Are We Building Airships? by What's New
7 min listen
At 25, the World Wide Web Is Still a Long Way From Reality by What's New
6 min listen
Hands On: Apple’s AirPod Wireless Earphones Look Crazy, But Work Great by What's New
5 min listen
Sorry, But Your Astute Election Posts Aren’t Changing Anybody’s Mind by What's New
4 min listen
Powell Email Shows Clinton Was Hardly First to Break Security Rules by What's New
5 min listen
VW’s $15B Diesel Settlement Might Actually Hurt Electric Cars by What's New
5 min listen
Google’s Going to Change the Gadget Game, But Not Like You Think by What's New
5 min listen
Google’s Clever Plan to Stop Aspiring ISIS Recruits by What's New
10 min listen
Zenefits Reboots as Z2. But It Might Not Be Enough by What's New
5 min listen
Apple’s New MacBook Pro Has a ‘Touch Bar’ on the Keyboard by What's New
5 min listen
Google Pixel Upends the Android Universe by What's New
10 min listen
How to Move 2 Million People Out of Hurricane Matthew’s Way by What's New
8 min listen

More Episodes from What's New

Skip carousel

What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court by What's New
10 min listen
Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars by What's New
11 min listen
Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare by What's New
10 min listen
The End of ‘iPhone’ by What's New
9 min listen
A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight by What's New
14 min listen
Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots by What's New
7 min listen
These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid by What's New
11 min listen
Tornado Cash Developer Found Guilty of Laundering $1.2 Billion of Crypto by What's New
8 min listen
Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard by What's New
12 min listen
Elon Musk's Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design by What's New
9 min listen
How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning by What's New
9 min listen
OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn by What's New
6 min listen
OpenAI Offers an Olive Branch to Artists Wary of Feeding AI Algorithms by What's New
7 min listen
No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread by What's New
8 min listen
The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity by What's New
11 min listen
The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios by What's New
11 min listen
Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet by What's New
9 min listen
Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet by What's New
8 min listen
Ads for Explicit ‘AI Girlfriends’ Are Swarming Facebook and Instagram by What's New
11 min listen
Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam by What's New
8 min listen
Bitcoin Miners Brace for the ‘Halving’—and Race to Cash In by What's New
8 min listen
Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust by What's New
6 min listen
The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived by What's New
12 min listen
What If Your AI Girlfriend Hated You? by What's New
6 min listen
How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright by What's New
12 min listen
Google Workers Protest Cloud Contract With Israel's Government by What's New
7 min listen
It Takes Guts, Not College, to Fix Wind Turbines for a Living by What's New
6 min listen
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways by What's New
11 min listen
Eric Schmidt Warned Against China’s AI Industry. Emails Show He Also Sought Connections to It by What's New
12 min listen
Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is a Human Rights Violation by What's New
9 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Is there a link between semen and happiness?: Could semen serve as an anti-depressant in some women? A study found that women who never used condoms rated themselves as happier than women who used condoms. But could there be any merit to the research? Tune in to learn more. by Stuff Mom Never Told You
16 min listen
Nosotras parimos, nosotras decidimos: aborto legal y digno. by The F* Talk
63 min listen
241. Myths and Truths - GSM and Pelvic Hormones by You Are Not Broken
55 min listen
80 Introducing Your Lady Parts: Did you know that only about 26% of women have taken a close look at their own lady parts? Do you know the difference between a vagina and a vulva? Today we are going to go (down) there! I start by talking about terminology, how to define your parts,... by On Health
39 min listen
All About Birth Control! Side Effects, Natural Options, How To Transition: Have you got any questions about birth control? As women, it’s certainly a very important topic that we need to chat about. There are just so many options out there and I want to empower you to make the best decision for YOU. Topics Discussed in... by Keto For Women Show
59 min listen
SEXUAL ENERGY SERIES-5: New Options for Women’s Sex Lives – Dr. Somi Javaid : 791 by The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey
59 min listen
57. Exposing Birth Control: Contraception is promoted to women globally as a technological blessing that will ensure their empowerment, sexual liberation, and reproductive health. In this week's episode of Lust is Boring, Jason Evert exposes these lies during a shocking... by Lust is Boring
80 min listen
Why are women's clothing sizes so hard to figure out?: Women shopping for clothes often find that sizes are less than standard. Why the confusing system? Learn more about the history -- and future -- of women's clothing sizes in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. by Stuff Mom Never Told You
17 min listen
Bodily Autonomy, Sex and Relationships with guest Dr. Theresa Gallagher, Psy.D by Get Naked with Dr. Kate
33 min listen
EFR 029: The Secret Life of Fat with Dr. Sylvia Tara: Whether you are trying to lose weight or are seeking to better understand the human body on your own wellness journey, you have undoubtedly encountered that dirty little "F" word... FAT. We all have it, but why? What is its biological purpose?... by Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
35 min listen
Gene-y in a Bottle: How Your DNA and Genome are the Magic Keys to Health, Modern Medicine, and...Cloning ft. Anuradha Acharya by Simplexity with Alyson Stoner
34 min listen
469. The Lies We Are Told About Our Health: Let's talk about the lies we've been told about our health. Women especially have been set up to fail with all the misinformation about the female body. For example, there are so many products that are marketed towards women's health that are actually... by The Female Health Solution Podcast
21 min listen
122 Reinventing the Vibrator and Women’s Sexual Healing: Many women have never experienced an orgasm. Many women don't know what they like in sex or how to ask for it. And a lot of women are struggling with chronic pelvic pain and other issues from endometriosis and other conditions that can make... by On Health
61 min listen
Do birth control pills kill your libido?: Birth control is an effective contraceptive, but it may also dampen a woman's sex drive. Tune in to find out what studies and anecdotal evidence have to say about birth control and side effects in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. by Stuff Mom Never Told You
14 min listen
225. Boomers Should be Pissed: Menopause and Hormones in the Modern Era by You Are Not Broken
65 min listen
112. Understanding the Vagina Better with Dr. Nicole E. Williams by Healing Hormones
48 min listen
Mastering Mind Control, Sex in the Metaverse, Transhumanism and more: Sarah Westall provides a method for maintaining control of your own mind. We look at how powerful the advanced energy technologies are for controlling your mind and how to counteract efforts of control. We also look at sex in the MetaVerse and how addi... by Sarah Westall - Business Game Changers
30 min listen
39: Dr. Aviva Romm: The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution: Herbalist. Doctor. Midwife. (And don't forget leader of the NEW revolution). Meredith and Dr. Aviva Romm discuss what the "Adrenal Thyroid Revolution" is all about, and some more amazing stories from Aviva on her childhood, midwifery practice, fight or ... by The Same 24 Hours
58 min listen
140. Tracking Your Cycle While Using the Copper IUD by Healing Hormones
29 min listen
139 | The real reason women are getting off birth control, with Carly Hartwig by Unapologetically Unmedicated | Empowered & Informed Birth Education with Fierce Lizzie
70 min listen
61. Making the Choice to be Kid-Free & Having Agency Over Your Body | with Emma Criswell by Healing Hormones
49 min listen
294. Hair Loss Answers with Faraz Khan by The Thyroid Fixer
54 min listen
63: Breast Cancer Facts and Prevention with Dr V: One in eight women will get a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, and most don’t have a family history. Despite the billions of dollars pumped into research, the rates continue to increase. I know it sounds scary, but I want women to... by Confessions of a Male Gynecologist
39 min listen
Is there a female Viagra?: Viagra effectively treats male sexual dysfunction, so could a similar drug be developed for women? Molly and Cristen discuss current research on a Viagra-like drug for women -- and whether it would really be beneficial -- in this episode. by Stuff Mom Never Told You
20 min listen
Is birth control anti feminist? by The Fearless Women's Podcast
15 min listen
The Fifth Vital Sign: What you should know about your hormonal cycle, why it should be considered a fifth vital sign, and the implications of teaching women and girls not to trust their bodies. This week we’re talking with Kelsey Knight and Emily Varnam, founders of , an... by Under the Hood
48 min listen
083: How to Conquer Super Woman Syndrome w/ Dr. Taz Bhatia: Do you sometimes feel out of whack, out of focus, exhausted, unable to lose weight or struggle with head and neck tension? These are just a few of the indicators that you could be pushing yourself further than your body can take, or experiencing Super Wom by Energized with Dr. Mariza
42 min listen
Held Hostage: How The FDA Is Keeping You From Using Your Own Stem Cells (& What You Can Do About It): "Held Hostage. The FDA ruled last week that your own stem cells from your own fat are a drug and only they have jurisdiction over them. All stem cell treatments using your own cells in the USA now must be from bone marrow. Japan, Panama and many other... by Ben Greenfield Life
66 min listen
#477 When The Masks Come Off by American Fever Dream
38 min listen
21: Feminade and Affordable Hormone Testing: Roya Pakzad, CEO: “Honor your body. If something doesn't feel right, it's because it's not right.” - Roya Pakzad Being in control of your health is empowering, but often, that’s easier said than done. High deductibles, restrictions on insurance coverage, and the... by Confessions of a Male Gynecologist
39 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from What's New

Related podcast episodes