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One of the complaints I hear from women about the Pill is that they have a hard time remembering to take it everyday. So what happens if you forget? Being even 12 hours late taking your birth control pill could increase your chances of getting pregnant. If you miss any of the first 21 pills in your pack, you need to use a backup method of birth control (condoms) until you have taken 7 Read more
The commercial for Seasonale, a birth control pill, raves about getting only 4 periods a year. So what's the deal? Is that safe? Birth control pills can either be monophasic, where you get the same amount of hormones each day, or triphasic, where you get a different amount of hormones over 3 weeks. When you take a monophasic birth control pill, each 4 week supply contains 3 weeks of hormones Read more
If you take daily vitamins or pills such as allergy medicine, or like to carry around Tylenol or ibuprofen, you'll definitely find this useful. The Pill Fob is a mini holder for your pills. It's great if your are traveling, camping, on a day trip, or just need to carry around a few pills in your purse, but don't want to carry around a huge container. The Pill Fob comes in a few different Read more
The commercial for Seasonale, a birth control pill, raves about getting only 4 periods a year. So what's the deal? Is that safe? Birth control pills can either be monophasic, where you get the same amount of hormones each day, or triphasic, where you get a different amount of hormones over 3 weeks. Seasonale and other monophasic pills allow you to take them in any sequence you want. Each pill Read more
While the Cannes Film Festival was coming to a close, there were plenty of stars busy on set. Matt Bomer filmed scenes for White Collar in NYC, while Jude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones worked on The Bitter Pill. We also caught a glimpse of Jake Gyllenhaal filming scenes for An Enemy in Toronto. Back in LA, Adam Sandler and Kevin James worked on Grown Ups 2. For all that and more, click through to Read more
The Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week, but some of our favorite Hollywood stars were still hard at work on sets in the US. Rooney Mara continued filming The Bitter Pill in NYC, while Ben Stiller and Adam Scott got physical on the set of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty before Ben headed to Cannes. Mila Kunis and Clive Owen were in character as bride and groom on the set of Blood Ties, and Read more
Happy Birthday to our fave funny lady! Tina Fey turns 42 today. We've been fans of the actress, writer, and comedienne since her early days on Saturday Night Live. Like many of us, Tina's weight has fluctuated over the course of her career, and to mark her birthday, we're sharing some of her funny quotes from juice cleanses to body image. Before making the leap from writers room to on-camera Read more
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This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jealousy, and insecurity dominate Betty's life as a 1960s housewife on her second marriage, and she's turned to bags of Bugles to pass the time. Now determined to lose the weight, the former model turns to a new diet plan gaining popularity with women Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's discussing emergency contraception and the morning-after pill. Here at FitSugar we receive a large volume of questions pertaining to pregnancy and contraception. This week, we're beginning an ongoing series on topics pertaining to women's health and gynecological issues starting with the morning-after pill — including how it works and why and when it can Read more
