Topics: Birth Control, contraceptives, Kate Middleton, morning after pill, Prince William, Royal Wedding, sex, world
Britain's
Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on
the balcony of Buckingham Palace, following their wedding at Westminster
Abbey in London April 29, 2011.
REUTERS/John Stillwell/Pool
Figures show that demand for the morning after pill tripled in Northamptonshire, an English county with 684,000 residents, the day after Kate Middleton's nuptials.
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"It was a beautifully warm weekend in Northamptonshire and there were street parties as well as house parties to celebrate Will and Kate's wonderful wedding," Heidi King, a sexual health worker, told the Mirror. "And we probably shouldn't underestimate those two kisses on the palace balcony."
The mad rush to the pharmacy suggests Britons wanted to share the
passion. Further evidence to support the phenomenon could come in
January, when medics expect to see a surge in the number of births.
Following the spike in requests for emergency contraception, King and her team are stepping up their efforts to distribute condoms and raise awareness about various types of birth control. But there's still one problem. Whatever will they do about Pippa's bottom?
Following the spike in requests for emergency contraception, King and her team are stepping up their efforts to distribute condoms and raise awareness about various types of birth control. But there's still one problem. Whatever will they do about Pippa's bottom?