FDA
But there's a catch.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it had approved the first-ever generic form of the emergency contraceptive pill known as Plan B (levonorgestrel), manufactured by Watson Laboratories, Inc.
At the current time, however, the generic version of Plan B will be made available only to young women ages 17 and younger and will require a doctor's prescription.
First approved in 1999, Plan B emergency contraceptive (commonly referred to as the morning-after pill) can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse or suspected prophylactic failure. It's comprised of the … Read More
A New York federal judge has made it legal for 17-year-olds to purchase the morning after pill.
For those of you on the women's choice side of the reproductive fence, Monday's ruling by a federal judge to make Plan B available to 17-year-olds without a prescription was a big, bad liberal success.
Plan B—known as the "morning after pill"—is to be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex in hopes of warding off an unwanted pregnancy. Regardless of the fact scientific evidence proved the pill perfectly safe for 17-year-olds, before yesterday's ruling the drug was only available behind pharmacy counters to women 18 and up.
Judge Edward R. Korman of the federal district court … Read More
An updated version of the female condom has been endorsed by an FDA advisory panel.
There's two types of condoms, you say? Yes!
The male condom (the one you likely learned to put around a banana in sex ed class) and the female condom, which.....um......um......wait, you don't know anything about it, either?
We like to think of ourselves as pretty knowledgeable about how to practice safe sex, but we were embarrassed to discover how little we knew about the female condom.
Even if you grew up with abstinence-only education, you'll know what a Durex or a Trojan looks like. You also know that some men hate to wear 'em.
Enter the female condom, method of birth control … Read More
Female orgasm gels talk a big game; but do they deliver?
Women for whom an orgasm can be more work than fun have a bevy of options waiting in the wings these days: lubricants, sex toys, G-spot shots, and now orgasm gels, among others. According to Metro.co.uk, the average woman's orgasm lasts 28 seconds but can be extended to last up to 107 seconds.
The Durex Play O gel, for example, boasts easier and better orgasm achievement, according to the company's French ads. While not yet available in the US, there are several other products like Play O already on the market, such as Read More
Aphrodisiacs are a New York health hazard.
Whoa, 2 stories about illicit aphrodisiacs in New York:
Firstly, Comcast.net is reporting that toad venom, used recreationally, can kill. The substance known as Piedra, Love Stone, Jamaican Stone, Black Stone, and Chinese Rock was responsible for the death of 35-year old New Yorker. A Bronx resident died back in 2002 for the same reason. If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it 1,000 times; don't use poison (especially venom) as a sexual stimulant… except tequila. We also think that Botox (short for Botulism Toxin) is a bad idea, being toxin and all.
NYC aphrodisiac don't … Read More
The Orgasmatron's inventor thinks it could be on shelves in a couple years.
We bumped into an article on Gizmodo and honestly have no idea if it’s a real product or not. But evidently, someone, somewhere is going to eventually sell a thing called an Orgasmatron. This device is purported to deliver premo quality orgasms with little fuss. It consists of a box, a remote, and just some wires that attach to your spine.
The device’s inventor, Mr. Stuart Meloy, is pretty psyched. Women report intense orgasms and apparently 2 dudes were able to correct their impotence with this thingamajiggy.
So, if you’re not able to finish yourself off, have $12,000, … Read More