newstraitstimes.com
2010/02/28
By Chandra Devi Renganayar and Tan Choe Choe
KUALA LUMPUR: Continuing to blow hot and cold over the introduction of sex education as a subject in schools is no longer acceptable for many reasons. These include: babies abandoned and left to die, promiscuity at a young age and a lack of knowledge of basic facts on sex. The appalling results of a recent survey underscored the depth of ignorance among youths.
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United Kingdom
University of York’s website
February 23, 2010
The pill is the most popular form of contraception in the UK and, if used correctly, is 99% effective. 28% of women aged 16-49 use it. It comprises of artificial sex hormones related to oestrogen and progesterone (sometimes progesterone alone; the mini pill). The pill completely changes the behaviour of a woman’s cycle, suppressing fluctuations and stopping ovulation entirely.
Typically, girls are told the pill is the best form of contraception. But recently GPs have noticed a rise in women requesting other types of contraception.
“The pill made me crazy, I became really irrational and paranoid. It also put a huge strain on my relationship. At the end of the day, it just wasn’t worth it,” says Meredith*.
One News Now
Perspectives
Marcia Segelstein – OneNewsNow Columnist – 2/23/2010 9:35:00 AM
The International Planned Parenthood Federation is the umbrella organization for 180 Planned Parenthood organizations around the world. It recently released a report called “Stand and Deliver: Sex, health and young people in the 21st century.” The term “young people” refers to anyone over the age of 10.
The IPPF report includes a list of “Young People’s Human Rights.” Among them are the following:
MedIndia
A new jab given to men promises to act as a contraceptive in a manner similar to the Pill in women, but without any accompanying side effects
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The Daily Mail reported that 80 couples are taking part in the trial of the drug, which stimulates the brain to close sperm production. The jab is to be given twice a month.
Jamaica Gleaner
February 3, 2010
Dahlia McDaniel
Every year, during the last two weeks of January, there is a sharp increase in the number of women who present to pharmacies requesting pregnancy-test kits, presumably due to high rates of unprotected ‘Christmas’ sex. So, we pharmacists stock up on a vast array of kits in January.
As a result, this week there will be an increase in the number of women who present to medical doctors requesting abortion. To reduce abortion rates, the key is to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies. Abstaining from sex is one way to prevent unintended pregnancies.
Mohandas Gandhi held India back when it came to women’s rights – and his own behaviour around them could be bizarre
Michael Connellan
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 January 2010 12.00 GMT
Both Gandhi and his hagiographers claimed he viewed women as equal to men, pointing to his inclusion of women in India’s independence struggle. He celebrated non-violent protest as a “feminine” principle, neutralising the masculine brutality of British rule. But his sexual hang-ups caused him to carry monstrously sexist views. His view of the female body was warped. As accounted by Rita Banerji, in her book Sex and Power, “he believed menstruation was a manifestation of the distortion of a woman’s soul by her sexuality.”
Feministe
by Jill on 1.22.2010
Today is the 37th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that secured abortion rights for women in the United States. Sally already wrote a great post about this year’s theme, “Trust Women.” Jos over at Feministing has also written about what “Trust Women” means for her, especially in light of Dr. Tiller’s murder.
LexCH.com
by Danny Gruber
C-H staff writer
Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 5:02 PM CST
LEXINGTON – The monthly coalition meeting of Project Extra Mile gathered Tuesday at the Lexington Public Library to listen to a presentation by guest speakers from Two Rivers Public Health Department on the correlation between youth alcohol use and the rise in sexually transmitted diseases.
Citing statistics for Nebraska from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and a Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) for Nebraska, Heather Easton and Kerrey Miller, educators from Two Rivers, reported that teens are reporting higher levels of sexual activity, and consequently suffering from higher rates of STDs than they have in the past.
Help! My Baby Is Allergic To All Food!
January 19, 2010 by sarahlynneallergymom
The very short answer of how the break the cycle of developing more allergies and heal old allergies…heal the digestive system: the gut, the bugs (bacteria & yeast), the immune system (70-80% of the immune system is in the gut/intestines). To explain HOW to do that will take awhile.
A new hormone discovery could help pave the way to a male birth control pill
Rachel Kaufman
for National Geographic News
January 11, 2010
A new human sex hormone has been found, a new study says. The naturally occurring substance could lead to the long-sought male birth control pill, researchers cautiously speculate.
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