Summer sunshine can bring out our sexy side but may lead us to take fewer precautions, leading to crisis pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, which are on the rise.

The number of irish women having post-abortion counselling has soared by more than 80%.

More people are getting tested for sexually transmitted infections at a time when screening services nationally are inadequate, according to the Irish Family Planning Association.

GIRLS Aloud singer Nadine Coyle has hit the headlines. The 28-year-old recently announced she was pregnant and had no idea how it had happened.

More women are resorting to buying medications online to end their pregnancies, it has emerged.

IRISH women are shunning the pill, opting for long-acting methods of birth control, according to figures from the Dublin Well Woman Centre.

Ambiguous laws about contraception are putting young people at risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, it was claimed.

UNNECESSARY delays in accessing the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) are resulting in an increased risk of unplanned pregnancy, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has warned.

CERVICAL cancer rates in Ireland could be reduced if women took a more active role in encouraging their female friends to get regular smear tests for the disease, it was claimed yesterday.