I Forgot to Take my Birth Control Pill, What Should I Do?


Updated 12/20/11 1:51 PM · Posted by · 48 comments

I Forgot to Take my Birth Control Pill, What Should I Do?

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

4 Periods a Year: Is That Safe?


Updated 08/02/07 12:54 PM · Posted by · 51 comments

4 Periods a Year:  Is That Safe?

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

Get in Gear: Pill Fob


Updated 05/23/07 4:15 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 7 comments

Get in Gear:  Pill Fob

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

Reduce Your Flow


Updated 05/01/09 4:57 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 8 comments

Reduce Your Flow

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

Jake Gyllenhaal, Matt Bomer, and More Stars on Set!


Updated 05/26/12 5:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Celebrities on Set For the Week of May 20, 2012

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

George Clooney, Rooney Mara, Mila Kunis, and More Stars on Set!


Updated 05/19/12 4:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pictures of Celebrities on Set May 18, 2012

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

Tina Fey Shares Memories of Her Skinny and Chubby Years


Updated 05/18/12 1:32 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tina Fey Quotes on Juice Fasts, Dieting, and Body Image

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

Link Time — Is This Why Kate Middleton Isn't Pregnant?


Updated 05/17/12 3:10 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Why Kate Middleton Isn't Pregnant

What does New Zealand have to do with Kate Middleton's baby timing? — The Daily Beast "10 things I know now that I'm 30" — HuffPost Women When you have a false sense of virtual intimacy — CollegeCandy Is our generation too selfish for love? — The Frisky The Pill: a movie about searching for the morning-after pill — YourTango The top 10 transgender films to watch — Em & Lo Why Read more

The Rise of Weight Watchers in the 1960s


Updated 05/15/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

History of Weight Watchers

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 Explains: The Morning-After Pill


Updated 05/11/11 10:00 AM · Posted by DrSugar · 2 comments

How Does the Morning-After Pill Work

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