A model dressed to pill.ANYTHING for the weekend, miss? You could easily mistake the covering of this ball gown for colourful sequins. In fact it's decorated with 6,000 packs of contraceptive contraceptive /con·tra·cep·tive/ (-sep´tiv) 1. diminishing the likelihood of or preventing conception. 2. an agent that so acts. pills - the total an average woman needs during the 26 years when her fertility is at its peak. The dress, marking the pill's 40th anniversary, will go on public show next month at a "Pharmacopoeia pharmacopoeia or pharmocopeia (fär'məkəpē`ə), authoritative publication designating the properties, action, use, dosage, and standards of strength and purity of drugs. " exhibition in London's South Kensington Coordinates: South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It is a built-up area located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) west south-west of Charing Cross. exploring the relationship between medicines and treatment. A spokeswoman for the Family Planning Association This article is about the UK charity. For the Hong Kong organisation, see The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong. The Family Planning Association, also known as fpa, is a UK registered charity (number 250187) working to promote sexual health. said: "The introduction of the pill was a very important step forward for women. "And it remains an extremely safe and effective method when appropriately prescribed and used." |
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