A recent evaluation of contraceptive counseling methods in a California family planning health center found that methods like condoms, withdrawal, and vasectomy were either infrequently mentioned or framed as less preferable by the clinician.5 The larger social narrative around gender roles has led to health care providers assigning contraceptive labor to only women. This must change. It has now become my practice to discuss all methods of contraception and pregnancy intentions with everyone regardless of gender identity.
