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Many Australian Women Ignorant Of Morning After Pills

by Gopalan T on August 08, 2010 at 9:15 AM Sexual Health News

Many Australian women have little knowledge about the safety and appropriate use of the Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP). Less than half of the respondentsin a La Trobe University survey thought that the ECP was safe to use.

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The survey, conducted by La Trobe�s Mother and Child Health Research Centre in collaboration with researchers from Monash and Deakin Universities and La Trobe's Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society and in partnership with Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia, asked 632 women between 16-35 about their knowledge of, attitudes towards, and experiences with the ECP.

�Although the ECP has been available over-the-counter from pharmacies since January 2004, nearly all of the respondents knew it existed, but just under half of the survey respondents were aware of its easy access,� said researcher Melissa Hobbs at La Trobe�s Mother and Child Health Research Centre.

Melissa said the survey results revealed an alarmingly high level of misinformation about the safety and use of the ECP. She fears these misconceptions could deter women from seeking out, and using- the emergency pill.

Of the respondents who said they chose not to use the ECP after having unprotected sex, over half said this was because they didn�t think they were at risk of becoming pregnant- which is untrue.

�Adolescents need to be specifically targeted through school-based sex education about the vulnerability to pregnancy. They need to know that in the case of incorrect or inconsistent use of contraception that the ECP is a safe, available ��back-up' method of contraception,� said Melissa.

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