Women everywhere are rolling their eyes at this deeply dumb stat about men and the pill
Turns out 52% of men need a refresher course in sex ed.
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Turns out 52% of men need a refresher course in sex ed.
The 1985 Family Planning Act saw contraceptives made legal for over-18s without a prescription from selected outlets for the first time.
The 96% effectiveness rate is similar to that achieved by the female combined pill.
Side-effects could delay it actually happening though.
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The condoms, worth millions, failed basic tests.
A series of reports produced by Tusla and the HSE has found a need for a boost in sex education.
The countdown to France is underway.
Holly Brockwell says she doesn’t want to have children and has problems with other forms of contraception.
“It’s weird that we have all these different versions of female birth control, and you never really talk about them or see them”.
Playwright Arthur Riordan explains how two men go about writing a musical about feminism.
A musical has been written about the movement.
About 300 women in Ireland are diagnosed with womb cancer each year.
Does this mean we’ve reached peak crowdfunding?
Don’t pat us on the head when we’re *down there*, for a start.
EllaOne can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
Pharmacists think they should…
They want medical card holders to be able to get the pill over the counter without having to go to a doctor first.
Other forms of contraception, such as the pill, do not appear to increase this risk.
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In South Africa, more than 6 million of the country’s 52 million population are HIV positive.
The Supreme Court has decided on a long-running dispute about whether companies can opt out of certain aspects of employee health insurance.
The University of Wollongong could receive $1 million from the Microsoft billionaire for their design.
And in separate claims, students who attended a retreat in Knock also said they were told by speakers that they would lose certain hormones the more often they had sex.
Bill Gates asked for it and these designers delivered.
While nine per cent say they use natural methods.
As part of the union’s safe sex campaign, students will also be dazzled by the world’s only sexual health magician and can attend workshops by ‘Dr Sex’.
The EU is to investigate if emergency contraception is less effective in women weighing 80kg or more.
Is it bad breath? Talking about their ex? We need to know.
Watch it here – heads up, it’s quite unsafe for work.
Revelations that emergency contraceptives were bring sold without a warning that their effectiveness could be compromised in women of a certain weight underlines the lack of holistic education about contraception and sexual health, writes Alison Begas.
A contraceptive pill for men has moved one step closer, according to Australian researchers.
Charities say Ireland has traditionally been at the forefront, but on World AIDS Day they say that support is slipping.
Those moments when getting it on just goes all wrong.
The message? Sometimes the sex doesn’t happen, but for when it does – Johnny’s got you covered. Watch the ad here.
Irish women have been actively demanding the freedom to choose when or if they become pregnant for over 40 years; a great deal has changed regarding contraception, but have we come far enough? asks Fiona Dunkin.
The pontiff gave his first full-length, wide-ranging interview to an Italian Jesuit journal.
Why does sex education in schools address so little about real-life relationships, sexuality, and the practicalities of obtaining contraception?
Almost a third of people in a study said they are not concerned about their sexual health.
Divorce, contraception and abortion – all debates that have been been subject to the ‘slippery slope’ argument. But that’s precisely what clear legislation rules out, writes Nathan Wheeler.