birth control

The first ever over-the-counter birth control pill has been approved in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Giving access to millions of Americans, a pill called Opill – or generically known as norgestrel – is a progestin-only oral contraceptive and is set to be available without a prescription at drug stores, convenience […]

3 years ago

Brilliant news. Today the government have agreed to move forward with a scheme that would see young women receive free contraception. The first stage of the scheme will be for women aged 17 to 25, but it will be opened up to further age groups on a phased basis. The government has decided to start […]

4 years ago

What do you think she should do? One mum posted recently to a parenting forum asking for advice on what to do with her young daughter regarding contraception. The mum felt like she might need to put her daughter on the pill, but opinions on that decision were mixed as the young girl in question […]

4 years ago

She urged migraine sufferers to speak with their doctor prior to starting the pill. Hailey Bieber has claimed being on the contraceptive pill was a contributing factor to the mini-stroke she suffered in March. In a video posted to her YouTube channel on Wednesday, the model spoke about the health scare that hospitalised her and […]

4 years ago

Well, that didn’t exactly work now, did it? We have all heard that there is no such thing as 100 percent effective when it comes to contraceptives, no? And this story might just hammer that fact home for you. When a healthy baby boy was recently delivered in a hospital in Vietnam, everything seemed just […]

6 years ago

Well, you don’t see this every day. I’ve known a few mums who got pregnant even though they were using contraception. Sometimes life just finds a way. One mum though got quite a big surprise when her baby was born with something quite unusual adorning its head. Yes, that’s right this little bundle of joy […]

7 years ago