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Article: Easy EC access doesn't increase risky behavior.(emergency contraception)
- Article from:
- Contraceptive Technology Update
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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Easy EC access doesnt increase risky behavior
If it were easier for women to obtain emergency contraception (EC), would it result in an increase in unprotected intercourse, cause women to forego their current method of contraception, or increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? Apparently not, according to the findings of a just-published study..sup.1
Women enrolled at four California womens health clinics were randomly assigned to one of three EC sources: the clinic, nearby pharmacies without a prescription, or an advance supply of pills. Researchers found about the same percentage of women in each group had unprotected sex over a ...