Aunty Nangy

Does the pill fail?

Dear Aunty Nangy, I am a 23-year- old woman. My question is; is it possible to fall pregnant while taking contraceptives?

The pill, like many other contraceptives are NOT 100% effective which means yes, you can fall pregnant while using the pill. Some of the reasons for the failure are the result of not using them properly. But, even with correct use one in 100 women will still fall pregnant while using the pill. According to Planned Parenthood there are six reasons why you can fall pregnant while taking the contraceptive pill. If you vomit within two hours after taking your birth control pill and have diarrhoea that lasts more than 24 hours. There are other medications used for fungal infections, HIV, and seizures that can weaken the contraceptive and make you fall pregnant. If you do not store your contraceptives properly like keeping them in your car or purse where temperatures are too high they start to lose their strength. Taking a herbal anti-depression medicine called St John’s Wort can also render contraceptives useless and make you fall pregnant. Often you can forget and cannot remember if you took one. Lastly, start taking your pill right after your periods rather than starting in the middle of the month because ovulation takes place in the middle of your menstrual cycle.

I don’t trust her

Dear Aunty Nangy, I am 33 years old and my girlfriend is 25 years old. We love each other but she always tries to cheat on me.

My dear at 33 you are mature enough to be street wise. If you know that this woman is always trying to cheat on you then I don’t think it is healthy for your love affair and your health. The decision is yours to remain in this relationship well knowing that if you your chick is forever taking chances to dish it away to someone else. You are behaving like a man who jumps into a river well knowing that there are crocodiles. Would it surprise you if you are eaten by the crocodiles?



Thank you

Dear Aunty Nangy, I am the 24- year-old old virgin who was raped by a witchdoctor and infected with HIV. You advised me to report the case to the police. I just want to inform you that i reported the matter to the police and the man was jailed for 25 years. Thank you Aunty Nangy for the encouragement.

Thank you. Aunty Nangy appreciates your acknowledgement.

I found my love on Facebook

Dear Auntie Nangy, I am 18 years old and I have a guy I found on Facebook but he is not a Namibian. He is from Germany and he told me that he has fallen in love with me too. He is coming here. Do you think I should meet him?

I know there are many people who met online and the romance ended in a permanent relationship or marriage. However, many more have fallen in love online and have become rape or even murder victims. The internet is now a platform for the commission of many heinous crimes. Just make sure a relative or friend of yours is with you when he comes and that you tell them about your every move. There are genuine and criminals searching the internet every day. You have to be very, very careful. The challenge with falling in love with someone you don’t know and worse still from another country is huge. If he turns out to be a good guy then good for you. Otherwise treat him with caution. He could be in the human trafficking gangs and is that what you want?



When is it right to fall pregnant?

I am a 24-year-old woman dating a guy who 26. We love each other. My boyfriend wants me to fall pregnant. Each time we try but nothing happens. Do we try when my period starts or stops? Help me Aunty Nangy.

There are many reasons why a woman cannot fall pregnant. Sometimes it is that anxiety to fall pregnant that can make you not to fall pregnant. I don’t know if you are living with your boyfriend or not. If you are and young as you are, I know you would probably be having sex every day. In that case and if everything is okay health wise and physiologically then you will fall pregnant one day. It may also be because when you meet and have sex it will not be the fertile time or the time a woman can fall pregnant. Remember it is only a few days in your menstrual cycle when you can fall pregnant.