There was a news article today reporting on a poll for pharma company Bayer Schering Pharma, that says that British women have strange beliefs with regards to contraception. They believe that bread, chicken skin and cling film can be used as reliable contraceptives.
The poll also found that there were some mistaken ideas about the contraceptive pill.
Half of those surveyed wrongly thought that taking the pill long term could cause infertility, and 10 per cent said that it would always take a number of years to regain fertility after coming off the medication.
Over a third thought that the greatest risk of Getting Pregnant while taking the combined contraceptive pill occurred in the middle of a pack, when in fact it is at the beginning and end.
Dr Annie Evans, Women’s Health Specialist at the Bristol Sexual Health Centre, said: “It is not surprising that this survey has uncovered how widespread contraceptive myths still are in this country, given that Britain continues to have the highest unintended pregnancy rate in Europe, with as many as 50 per cent of births being unintended. It is vital that women are made aware of the facts, using the credible sources of information available to them.”
The full article can he found here.
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