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Contraceptive injection risks: Women share their harrowing experiences with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has recommended that the product information for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) be updated to include revised safety warnings, including the risk of meningioma (a slow-growing tumour that develops in the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord).

Weekend Argus
Tracy-Lynn Ruiters|Published

Professor behind world’s first and second penis transplant is keen to do it again

Ten years after the world first penis transplant was successfully done in Cape Town under the lead by head Urologist, Professor Andre van der Merwe, it remains unmatched across the country and he is keen to do more even that on transgender females to male, if funding can be provided.

Weekend Argus News
Genevieve Serra|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: Next Life Sciences plans a male contraceptive set to redefine family planning dynamics

Plan A, the game-changing male contraception, aims to empower couples in family planning. LR Fox shares the journey and vision behind this revolutionary, non-hormonal alternative.

Lifestyle Health
Dominic Naidoo|Published

Social media users roast Andile Mpisane for fathering his 4th child in 4 years

Upon the announcement that Andile and Tamia Mpisane are expecting baby no. 2 social media users lambasted Andile for expecting his 4th child in under 5 years.

Sunday Tribune Entertainment
Alyssia Birjalal|Published

Ne-Yo stuns fans by sharing rare photo of him with his 7 kids

The ‘So Sick’ rapper, 43, shocked fans when he shared a rare photo of him with his seven children on Instagram.

Lifestyle Family Parenting
Bang Showbiz|Published

Doctor ordered to pay child maintenance for 11 years after vasectomy blunder

A patient, who had undergone a vasectomy, surprisingly impregnated his wife despite being assured by Dr Diego Naranjo that the procedure was a success and additional contraception was unnecessary.

Lifestyle Health
iHarare|Published

On the Couch: Mother’s Day with MacGyver

One of life’s funniest moments with a baby MacGyver.

iOS Opinion
Lindsay Slogrove|Published

Kelly Khumalo welcomes baby No. 3, fans send their well-wishes

Kelly Khumalo shared a series of pictures, announcing the arrival of her new baby.

Entertainment Celebrity News Local
Alyssia Birjalal|Published

Kaley Cuoco gives birth to baby girl

Kaley Cuoco and her partner, Tom Pelphrey, have announced the birth of their first child, Matilda.

Lifestyle Family Baby
Bang Showbiz|Published

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend reveal their daughter's name

Chrissy Teigen has revealed the name of her newborn daughter via social media.

Lifestyle Family
Bang Showbiz|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: Ugandan man with 102 children and 12 wives blames economy for struggling to look after his family

Musa Hasahya decided to stop procreating and asked his dozen wives to start using contraception as he is failing to provide for his mini tribe adequately.

Lifestyle Family Parenting
iHarare|Published

Nick Cannon welcomes birth of 12th child

Model Alyssa Scott gave birth to her third youngster, Halo Marie Cannon, on December 14 following the death in December 2021 of her and Nick’s baby boy Zen.

Lifestyle Family Baby
Bang Showbiz|Published

Joss Stone’s uterus split during 32-hour labour to deliver second child

Joss Stone’s uterus split during a 32-hour labour to deliver her second child.

Lifestyle Family Baby
Bang Showbiz|Published

Ballito hospital to shut down its maternity wards

Sara Nayager, regional manager of Netcare’s KZN hospital division, said an 80-bed mental health service for adolescents and adults would be created in the space that the current maternity, neonatal and paediatric units occupied

Sunday Tribune News
Charmaine Mazibuko|Published

Nick Cannon has ‘no idea’ if he’ll have more children

The ‘Masked Singer’ presenter recently welcomed his eleventh child into the world.

Lifestyle Family Parenting
Bang Showbiz|Published

Watch VideoNick Cannon’s large family is not unique – meet Screamin’ Jay Hawkins who might have fathered as many as 75 children

Nick Cannon’s concurrent pregnancies by multiple women have drawn criticism from some fans, but if music lovers are shocked, then they haven't been paying attention.

Lifestyle Family Parenting
The Washington Post|Published

Nick Cannon confirms 12th child is on the way, believes monogamy is unhealthy

Nick Cannon has confirmed he has another baby on the way with Alysa Scott.

Lifestyle Family
Bang Showbiz|Published

We’re convinced Nick Cannon is building an army for self-preservation as he’s set to welcome baby No 11

Alyssa Scott has taken to social media to announce her latest pregnancy, and according to ‘Entertainment Tonight’, Cannon is the father of her unborn baby.

Lifestyle Family Pregnancy
Bang Showbiz|Published

Yawn: Nick Cannon is a dad again for the gazillionth time

Nick Cannon has become a father for the ninth time after welcoming into the world a daughter with LaNisha Cole.

Lifestyle Family Baby
Bang Showbiz|Published

Nick Cannon is creating Generation C, jokes baby mama Abby De La Rosa

Abby De La Rosa joked Nick Cannon is single-handedly creating the next generation after he recently announced he has yet another child on the way.

Lifestyle Family Baby
Bang Showbiz|Published

WATCH: Yep, Nick Cannon is at it again as he celebrates impending birth of 9th child

Father of eight Nick Cannon has another baby on the way, just a month after welcoming a son, Legendary Love, into the world.

Lifestyle Family Pregnancy
Bang Showbiz|Published

Watch VideoYep, you guessed right - Nick Cannon just welcomed baby No. 8

The 'Masked Singer' presenter and Bre Tiesi have welcomed a son into the world after the 31-year-old beauty had an ‘all natural unmedicated home birth’.

Lifestyle Family Baby
Bang Showbiz|Published

Experts debunk 5 myths about vasectomies

Common myths about vasectomies continue to circulate on social media, including that they are easily reversible and are a preventive measure until a patient is ready to have a child.

Lifestyle Health
The Washington Post|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: Parents sue hospital for giving four-year-old son ‘unintended’ vasectomy

A Texas family are suing the Texas Children’s hospital, after their four-year-old son was mistakenly given a vasectomy, during a surgery to treat a hernia in his groin, in August 2021.

News World
Shifaan Ryklief|Published

Watch VideoWATCH: Nick Cannon jokes he 'needs' a vasectomy in hilarious Father’s Day ad

The 'Wild 'N Out' star poked fun at his large brood in the funny Father's Day clip for Ryan Reynolds' spirits brand.

Lifestyle Family Pregnancy
Bang Showbiz|Published