Pfizer has recalled one million packages of birth control pills which might not work. The recalled packages may contain incorrect amounts of active and inactive tablets. US consumers of the drug, manufactured by the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, are encouraged to begin using an alternate method of birth control. According to Pfizer’s website, the ...
In many places emergency contraception is available over the counter to women, including teenagers, but many pharmacies have no idea what the rules are. A survey of 943 pharmacies in five American states found that about half gave the wrong information to a 17-year-old woman on the phone about whether or not she could get ...
We all hate condoms, right? Well instead of thinking of them as a mood killer, think of them as something that can free you up to enjoy sex without any worries of pregnancy or (most) STIs. Having those worries off your mind will allow you to have awesome care-free sex that rocks your world.
Taking hormonal contraceptives can make sex less pleasurable according to new research. This can be with lowered libido, less lubrication, and even reduced orgasm. In my experience, it doesn’t just make sex less pleasurable it can make life less pleasurable! I was on the combined pill ten years ago for about a year and I ...
Unprotected sex is on the rise, STIs are spreading like wildfire and education is sorely lacking — everywhere. A worldwide study, involving 6,000 people from 26 countries found that teens are clueless about contraception and sex. Unprotected sex went up 111 percent in France in three years, which makes the American increase of 39 percent ...
Condoms are effective, but… flawed. Despite the promises made to us in sex ed they just don’t feel right and they are not fun to put on (no, not even if she does it). They’re fine for college kids, but what about us grown-ups in a committed relationship who aren’t ready for The Final Solution? ...
If you want to tap into your right brain, maybe it’s time that you went on the birth control pill. Women who are on oral contraceptives think less with their “left brain” and more with their “right brain,” according to researchers at the University of California. The reproductive hormones linked to women’s strong “left brain” ...
Can’t get your man to commit? Why not get pregnant accidentally on purpose?! Frankly, I am sick to death of the claim that women get pregnant accidentally on purpose in order to snare a man who is unwilling to commit. Sure, there might be a few psychotic women who have done this, but by and ...
The Male Pill is apparently on its way. Yes, soon men will be able to take care of their contraceptive needs in a convenient tablet to be crumbled daily over their Cheerios, and need never bother with the difficulty, embarrassment and expense of condoms ever again. Women will be protected from the risk of unwanted ...
After having to dish out co-payments and deductibles for many years, American women finally have a reason to celebrate. Recently, Institute of Medicine (IOM) health experts issued a recommendation to the government pushing health insurance companies to fully cover birth control, among other health services for women. Well, it’s now a done deal. Contraceptives for ...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...
Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...
Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...
My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...
A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...
