Emergency contraception: from accessibility to counseling

Bajos, N.; Goulard, H.; Job-Spira, N.; COCON Group,

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Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 39-40, January 2003

Emergency contraception: from accessibility to counseling

N. Bajos
- INSERM U569, Hopital de Bicetre, 82 rue du General Leclerc, 94276 Le Kremlin Bicetre, Bicetre, France
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +33-1-45212273; fax: +33-1-45212075.
H. Goulard
- INSERM U569, Hopital de Bicetre, 82 rue du General Leclerc, 94276 Le Kremlin Bicetre, Bicetre, France
N. Job-Spira
- INSERM U569, Hopital de Bicetre, 82 rue du General Leclerc, 94276 Le Kremlin Bicetre, Bicetre, France
COCON Group
- INSERM U569, Hopital de Bicetre, 82 rue du General Leclerc, 94276 Le Kremlin Bicetre, Bicetre, France
- COCON Group includes: Pascal Arduin, Nathalie Bajos, Jean Bouyer, Béatrice Ducot, Michèle Ferrand, Hélène Goulard, Danielle Hassoun, Nadine Job-Spira, Monique Kaminski, Nathalie Lelong, Henri Leridon, Caroline Moreau, Pascale Oustry, Nicolas Razafindratsima and Josiane Warszawski.

Received 14 February 2002; accepted 12 September 2002.

Abstract

Since emergency contraception (EC) users have a higher risk sexual profile, they may miss an opportunity for medical counseling if getting EC directly from a pharmacy. However, direct access to emergency contraception through pharmacies has been shown to increase EC use. Informational materials destined for EC users could alert women to the importance to check for sexually-transmitted infections considering health issues related to STDs.

Keywords: Emergency contraception, Direct access, STD