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February 8, 2007
Most young women consider EC safe and effective
Sweet. A new report says that more than 90 percent of women between 15 and 24 years-old think emergency contraception, or the “morning after pill,” is safe and effective.
To evaluate the acceptability of emergency contraception among young women, Dr. Corinne H. Rocca, from the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues analyzed survey data from 1,950 women who participated in a study that evaluated access to emergency contraception through advance provision, pharmacies or clinics.The results show that 92 percent of the women believed emergency contraception to be safe and 98 percent considered it effective, according to the report in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The study also showed that accessibility to EC influenced whether the drug was used promptly. EC is more effective the sooner you take it, so obviously access is kind of a huge deal. (Tell that to extremist pharmacists.)
Posted by Jessica at February 8, 2007 11:09 AM
Comments
I'm sorry, but who exactly is polled in these things? I'm talking anything that is even remotely related to politics...because I've never once been polled...come to think of it, no one I know has either.
Posted by: Amber at February 8, 2007 5:17 PM