Birth control

MP Proposes Law Against Men Who Fail To Take Responsibility For Pregnancies

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MP proposes law against men who fail to take responsibility for pregnancies Member of Parliament for Bodi , Sampson Ahi has made a proposal for Parliament to pass a law to prosecute any man who fails to cater for his or her child. According to the Bodi MP, the trend of men failing to take … Read more

Everything About Actress’ Pregnancy Ex-Fiance and Baby Daddy

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The rumors were all true after all. A-List Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson has responded to the untold rumors about her pregnancy and childbirth in a rather jaw-dropping manner. See Also: 10 Lesser Known Facts About Miss Nelson Yvonne Nelson released pictures of her bump on her 32nd birthday, on her social media pages. with eye catchy captions which … Read more

What the Indian Law Says About Abortion

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10-year-old pregnant! The victim (name withheld) was living the day as usual when she started feeling pains in her abdomen… It has shocked Chandigarh and the rest of India, that of a girl of only 10 years got pregnant. The saddest and most horrible part of this news is that the little girl was raped … Read more

NDPC Advocates National Budget For Contraceptives In Ghana

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The National Development Planning Commission is advocating a national budget allocation for contraceptives. Ghana’s population has increased by 9.1 million from the 2006 census of 18.9 million to 24 million in the last census conducted in 2010. The alarming rise in population has been attributed to low patronage of contraceptives, especially among women. It is … Read more

Fast-Growing Pakistan Aims To Raise Contraception Use

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Pakistan will raise the rate of contraception use to at least 50 percent within the next three years, the health minister has said, in a bid to help control its fast-growing population. Observers have warned that Pakistan’s population boom is negating any economic progress, using up valuable resources in a young country where jobs are … Read more

Conflict-Zone Contraception For the Boko Haram Homeless

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Sixteen-year-old Aisha slips into the white family planning tent at the Bakassi camp for displaced people in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, and whispers in case she is overheard. The teenager, among the hundreds of thousands of Nigerians who have sought sanctuary from Boko Haram Islamists in the region’s biggest city, began taking a contraceptive pill three … Read more

Traditional Birth Spacing Method Gains Grounds

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Traditional method of birth spacing through the use of the menstrual cycle is gaining grounds in rural areas in parts of Upper East Region of Ghana and reducing the patronage of modern family planning methods. This is partly due to religious and cultural beliefs as well as suspicious side effective. This situation has led to … Read more

Too Early, Too Many

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Too early, too many Salamatu expresses her wish to have limited or spaced the number of children she had had “I work but the income I make is not enough to take care of my family,” says 20-year-old Salamatu Abubakar. Although not married, Salamatu is a mother of three children. At age 17, she was … Read more

Beyonce’s Publicist Denies the Star’s Had Lip Injections and Is Just Pregnant

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The singer’s representative Yvette Noel-Schure released a strongly-worded statement saying that a story published in MediaTakeOut was false. She says Beyonce’s lips may appear fuller because of fluid retention during her pregnancy. “What do you know about the effects of pregnancy on a woman’s entire body? Please tell me,” says the statement, sent to Gossip … Read more

5 Common Meds That Could Be Killing Your Sex Drive

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Contrary to popular belief, your sex drive doesn’t just go south once you hit the big 4-0. If you’re losing your libido in your 40s, 50s, or even 60s, your medicine cabinet—not age—may be to blame, says NYC reproductive endocrinologist Jaime Knopman, MD, co-founder of Truly, MD. Here’s a look at 5 common offenders. Antidepressants The most popular … Read more

Crowds Rally Outside White House For Women’s Rights

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Several hundred protesters, mostly women wearing red t-shirts or sweaters, rallied Wednesday at a park outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s policies towards women on International Women’s Day. Many of the demonstrators carried signs decrying the reintroduction of a global “gag order” which prevents foreign charities from using US government funds to … Read more

Upper East, Volta Record Highest Teenage Pregnancies In 2016

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The Upper East Region recorded a total of 5,587 adolescent pregnancies representing 15.4% for the year 2016, with 2.1%occurring among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years, making the region, the highest in teenage pregnancy. According to a Ghana Health Service report on Antenatal care registrants for 2016, 115 pregnancy cases were recorded … Read more

Can A Fertility App Stop Pregnancy?

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Sexual health experts say more research is needed into the effectiveness of fertility tracking apps in preventing pregnancy. The warning comes after the first such app – Natural Cycles – was given an official approval as a method of contraception. In 2015 a clinical study showed that the app was as effective as the pill. … Read more

Self-Injectable Contraceptive Tested In Uganda

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Access to birth control can be a challenge for women across the world. In Uganda unintended pregnancies are common. According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, more than four in 10 births are unplanned. “Women face a number of challenges accessing contraception. One is access, they live far away from health services. Another … Read more