ALMOST half (47%) of 3,300
Australian female respondents to a
Newspoll survey admitted they put
more thought into their last holiday
destination and almost a third
(31%) gave more consideration to
their last fashion purchase than
the attention they gave to their
contraception.
With an estimated 2.6m
Australian women using some
form of contraception, an online
survey highlighted that 51% of
women of reproductive age may
have experienced an unintended
pregnancy.
Marie Stopes International
Australia group medical director
Dr Philip Goldstone said the survey
findgins suggested women could
be missing out on contraceptive
solution best suited to them.
World Contraception Day should
act as a prompt for Australian
women to discuss all the options
with their GP, Goldstone said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 10 Oct 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 10 Oct 14
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