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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Emergency contraception in GUM clinics [letter]

AUTHORS

Evans JK; Forster GE

SOURCE

British Journal of Family Planning. 1995 Oct;21(3):123.

ABSTRACT

In a letter to the editor it was agreed that there is a need for improving the accessibility of emergency contraception to

those at risk of unplanned pregnancies. Despite highlighting the service provided by general practitioners and

accident and emergency departments no mention was made of the role genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics play in

this area. Many such clinics prescribe emergency contraception to women at risk of unplanned pregnancy, and their

self-referral system and user friendly opening hours make them easily accessible. Indeed, in some areas GUM

physicians operate an on-call rota which includes an emergency contraception service. It has been shown that

women are reluctant to request emergency contraception from their general practitioner because of anxiety about

confidentiality. Within a GUM clinic, confidentiality can be ensured and women are treated as responsible adults

making a responsible health care choice. In addition, counseling about sexual behavior can be given. Screening for

sexually transmitted infection can be offered, and follow up can be arranged as necessary with referral to a family

planning clinic. A comprehensive health education and advertising campaign will improve awareness of the options

available to women at risk of unplanned pregnancy, may increase emergency contraception usage, and will reduce

the number of unplanned pregnancies. At a center, all women requesting emergency contraception were surveyed.

Over a 3.5-month period, 100 women (age range 15-33 years) were prescribed the postcoital pill PC4. Of these, 54

had previously used the PC4 (range, 1-10 times; median, 1 time). 18 women had previously obtained PC4 from their

general practitioner, 15 from a GUM clinic, 9 from a family planning clinic, 2 from A&E departments, and 10 could not

remember the source of their prescription. All women were given an appointment for the family planning advisory

service within the unit, but only six attended. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2578-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Emergency contraception in GUM clinics [letter]", is(are)

Evans JK; Forster GE. The source of this article is "British Journal of Family Planning. 1995 Oct;21(3):123.". This

article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2578-06. All rights

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