Domestic abuse isn’t about anger — it’s about control. A chilling new report by the National Domestic Violence Hotline says the one in four women who called said their partners “pressured them to become pregnant, told them not to use contraceptives, or forced them to have unprotected sex.” “It was very eye-opening,” said Lisa James, ...
Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) have had a lot of bad press over the years. This has led many women to miss out on an great long acting and reversible method of contraception that is more than 99% effective! It works by having a coil sit in your uterus for 5 – 10 years with no worries. ...
I’ve often wondered what the woman behind the birth control revolution in England was like in real life. It turns out that in addition to being a pioneer in the field of birth control, Dr. Marie Stopes was a famous biologist who was the first woman to accomplish many things, and her personal life was ...
Canadian songstress Elaine Ryan just wants some protection for the road, but the pharmacists just won’t Gimme the Goddamn Pill. Hilarious song (with a link you may have to click twice to hear, but it’s worth it). Want more? Check our her website.
Poverty is a major problem in our world. We have too many people and either their lifestyles just can’t be supported or there’s not enough food to feed them. One surefire way of fixing this problem is to reduce the birth rates worldwide. But how can you do that in countries where they have big family ...
A British government Council wanted to force a happily married woman with an IQ of 53 on to birth control pills. This was rejected by the courts but has raised some interesting questions about how far a government can go for the safety of the unborn children and why they think this is okay. The ...
Boots, one of the major pharmacies in the UK, will soon allow sales of emergency contraception (EC) through their website. People say this will lead to more promiscuity, STIs, and even younger girls being at risk.
Dear Madame X, Ok this is a weird one. My boyfriend is stealing my birth control pills. I noticed that when I would go to take a pill that one will be missing, but I thought I had miscounted. It happened again and again so I started counting. Yep, they’re going missing. The other day ...
A lot of men are doing it, but no one likes to talk about it. But with a world leaders admitting he’s gone under the knife for that special little snip, perhaps the vasectomy will become recognized for what it is — the manliest of procedures. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key told reporters that he ...
There have been never-ending problems searching for a male birth control (other than condoms or vasectomies). Do women trust the men? Are men comfortable manipulating their testosterone levels? Now it looks like ultrasound waves might the solution to this problem. This method has been proven to work on dogs in Italy and researchers have been tentatively looking into ...
Dear Madame X, I suspect that one of my female co-workers might have a crush on me. I think...
After the publication of his fourth and most successful novel The Slap, which was turned into a TV miniseries...
The phrase “working mother” is redundant. ~Jane Sellman
Ali G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!
Some men are leg men. Some like bottoms. Some prefer breasts. Some men even like personalities. Me, I’m a...
Bloody Facebook. I knew there was a reason I became a reluctant convert. It’s all very well having hilarious...
Looks like the producers of Jersey Shore just got more than they bargained for! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, one of...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has grown a beard and I hate it! Can I tell him to shave?...
