And Eco-Friendly Approach Sexual Health and Fertility

These days, people are busy making sure that they clean up their act and minimize their carbon footprints, the better to be less impactful on the environment. There are tremendous benefits to be gained by ensuring every aspect of our lives has a clean and green touch to it, even if it’s something as odd as intimate heath and family planning.

Many of us wouldn’t have second thoughts on getting a hybrid car or get solar panels installed on their roofs to be eco-friendly, but they don’t really look at the little things which could have a big impact. Below are just a few simple and cost effective ways to go green when it comes to your reproductive health.

Go Green with your Monthly Period

Statistics show that over 12 billion sanitary pads and 13 billion tampons are used annually. Within her lifespan, an average woman uses about 11,000 tampons. These don’t break down easily and it will take years before it completely biodegrades. And since you really can’t recycle old tampons and sanitary pads, you can only throw them away, which means they automatically go to the landfill.

Instead of getting the regular tampon or sanitary pad, choose chemical-free and organic ones. Since these do not contain any harsh chemicals, your intimate area will less likely become irritated and they take less time to decompose.

Vegan Love

Choose vegan condoms over regular condoms to add a touch of green to your sex life. Ordinary latex condoms contain a type of protein taken from milk, an animal byproduct—this puts it against the belief of ethical vegans who shun all types of animal-based products.

Vegan condoms are touted as an animal-friendly condom alternative as they are based on plant extracts. Provided its endorsed by a major vegan group, a vegan condom is cruelty-free and animal friendly.

Although they are harder to find in your local pharmacies, you can find vegan condoms online for a reasonable price. Take advantage of the long shelf life of these condoms and buy in bulk to save.

Go Natural

Although using the calendar method is a bit risky, especially if you don’t have a regular period, there are other ways to prevent a pregnancy without using condoms. The best way is use the natural temperature of a woman to know if she is fertile or not. There are also natural birth control pills that are designed to affect the woman’s hormones to prevent unplanned pregnancies.

Use Lubricants Made from Organic Materials

Choose lubricant brands made from 100% natural and organic materials. These don’t contain flavors, dyes, petrochemicals, parabens and other harsh chemicals that could irritate the intimate area.