Sorry I’ve been away for a while. I wasn’t planning on continuing this blog but I’ve been resurrected due to recent, disturbing news: according to POPCOM, there are only 23 contraceptives left on the market. CNN also reports that “This might be your last year to access birth control”. What does this mean for us?
- No more regular birth control that’s 91% effective.
- No more emergency contraception.
- No more pills to regulate Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
What are the options left? How do we deal with this? I’ve been trying to figure it out. Off the top of my head:
- Condoms. By 2020, they are all that will be left over the counter.
- Copper IUDs. There seems to be a nice little loophole here; since it’s non-hormonal, it’s not covered.
- Herbal alternatives? I will really need to look into this.
- Literally smuggling contraception into the country, thus opening up a black market.
- Abstinence.
More on this as it develops. Let’s hope the Supreme Court resolves this. I’ll be over at childfreefilipina@gmail.com if anyone needs me.
The Childfree Filipina 
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Hi, I read your blog on IUDs and I’d very much appreciate if you could reply to my email regarding the clinic . 🙂
Thank you!
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Hi po,
Question? Mali po kasi ung pag take ng pregnancy test, inihian ung test marker at nd ung spot na kung saan dapat ipatak ung urine. It tested posiive.
MEDIC one step PT ung ginamit. Will be using another. Is this a false positive or more or less eto na yun?
Thanks
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Hi please msg me. Can I ask where ka nagpa IUD dri sa cebu?
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Hi childfree filipina, can you recommend an open-minded ob-gyne? Probably in metro manila. I’m from cavite. My first and last experience with an obgyne here in our area was really really really horrible. Thank you.
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Hello Ms chilfreefilipina,
Yung FAQNO.14
Na can I take more than 8tabs? Meaning po ba nun aftr sundin ung ECP procedure, is you will have to wait nlng for the side effects like WB? until you reach the time na your expectng to have your menstration napo? This means that U SHOULDNT BE CONTINUING THE PILLS REMAINNG NAPO? After the 8tabs? Thank you very much. Wanna buy later kasi nagkaroon lang ng di inaasahan nabigla, naiputok s loob and woop it became cococrunch! Joke. But yeah nabigla lang po and wala pnmn 120hrs. So gusto ko lang idoble check if tama po ako? Thank you Ms. Childfreefilipina.
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I think this information is outdated as per Human Right Watch. See here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/20/philippines-lifts-ban-51-contraceptives.
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