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YEAR: 1998

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Postcoital contraception (letter) [Anticoncepcion poscoital.]

AUTHORS

de las Heras Gomez J

SOURCE

ATENCION PRIMARIA / SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA DE FAMILIA Y

COMUNITARIA. 1998 Apr 15;21(6):414.

ABSTRACT

A letter in response to an article on postcoital contraception raises several issues. The article failed to note that

postcoital methods may be used in cases of rape, or that minors have legal difficulties in obtaining postcoital

methods, especially if they are under age 18. A 5-month study of demand for postcoital contraception in an

outpatient emergency service in Madrid recorded 32 cases, of which 20% involved minors. 22 women completed

surveys at the time of treatment. The results differed in some respects from those in the article, probably because of

sociocultural differences in the populations studied. 77% of the women were accompanied by their partners and

14% by friends. 36% reported obtaining most of their information about sex from their mothers, 27% from teachers,

and 18% from friends. 18% of the male partners did not know how to use a condom correctly. The survey results

indicated that young women must overcome a series of obstacles to obtain contraception: gaining access to their

health record, missing work or school, risking being seen by an acquaintance in the waiting room, and overcoming

embarrassment. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 41-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Postcoital contraception (letter) [Anticoncepcion

poscoital.]", is(are) de las Heras Gomez J. The source of this article is "ATENCION PRIMARIA / SOCIEDAD

ESPANOLA DE MEDICINA DE FAMILIA Y COMUNITARIA. 1998 Apr 15;21(6):414.". This article was published in

1998 in Spanish language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 41-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 5041

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