Tag Archives: pregnancy test

“Free” Pregnancy Test Comes With Anti-Abortion Literature

Jessica WakemanApril 20, 2011 //

Buying a pregnancy test can be awkward anywhere you live, but especially if you live in a community where everybody knows everybody. No wonder some women are happy to receive a free pregnancy test online, mailed to their house in a discreet package. But as one user of Gurl.com’s message boards recently found out, the pee-stick from OneFreePregnancyTest.com came at a price: judgment! Yes, her free pregnancy test came in the mail when anti-abortion literature that began:

“Hi mom, Will you let me breathe?

Oh, brother. Keep reading »

Is Posting YouTube Vids Of Your Pregnancy Test Sweet Or Creepy?

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comMarch 15, 2011 //
Pregnancy Tests In Vending Machines
pregnancy test photo
Switzerland has an ingenious idea: put pregnancy tests in vending machines. Read More »


Taking a pregnancy test isn’t glamorous. There’s the peeing part, of course, then the waiting, then the rush of emotions that comes when the pink or blue line—or plus or minus sign or whatever—pops into view. One would think women would want this to remain a private moment, like most things that take place in the bathroom should be. But that is just not the case. Many women are recording themselves taking pregnancy tests and posting the vids on YouTube. Even stranger—thousands of people are watching said videos. Slate.com has dubbed this phenomenon WombTube. Keep reading »

Fake Home Pregnancy Test: For The Gal Who Will Do Anything To Keep Her Man

Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 20, 2010 //

You know what is worse than using a fake pregnancy test to force a guy into sticking around? Taking fake birth control pills so you can get for realz pregnant. Just trying to see the positive side of things. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

Quick Pic: Sale On Pregnancy Tests!

Amelia McDonell-ParrySeptember 23, 2009 //

A friend just sent me this photo, taken at an NYC drugstore. I know there’s a recession and peeps be lookin’ to save money anywhere they can, but this is taking the penny pinching a bit far. Keep reading »

Juno Lied: Pregnancy Tests Aren’t Plan B, People

Amelia McDonell-ParryJuly 11, 2008 //

Storytime! Over at Feministing’s newly relaunched site, a teenage user on their new community board recounts a story of trying to buy a pregnancy test with her best friend at a drug store and being refused because of her age. When the teen presents the fact that she legally has the right to buy a pregnancy test despite being “underage”, the drugstore teller tells her she shouldn’t be having sex in the first place. After much back and forth the teens were finally able to procure the test, but only after a teller in his late-teens allowed them. This is why a person’s personal beliefs on sexual activity shouldn’t be a factor when they’re on the job. Oh and the teen wasn’t pregnant in the end, thank goodness. [Feministing] Keep reading »