As Valentine’s Day is over for another year, those of us who have worked in the field of contraception and sexual health for some time will, no doubt, be anticipating a spike in requests for emergency contraception, and sexual health screens (following unprotected casual encounters).
And, this will be followed, in a few weeks, by a rise in the number of requests for pregnancy tests… referral for termination of pregnancy or ante-natal care.
It happens every year, so this year is unlikely to be any different.
It’s sad because it’s so easily preventable and if the same people had read Sexplained Books ahead of time, they could be saving themselves a lot of distress in the next few days and weeks… let alone time off work, stress and anxiety.
Maybe they may prepare for next year in good time, and get ahead of the crowd for the next known times of spike.
STATEMENT FROM THE CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS UNIT September 2015 http://www.fsrh.org/pdfs/CEUStatementQuickStartingAfterUPA.pdf?mc_cid=bf45da714d&mc_eid=f5bbe85d04 Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) response to new data on quick- starting hormonal contraception after use of ulipristal acetate 30mg (ellaOne®) for emergency contraception. In 2010, the FSRH introduced guidelines supporting immediate commencement (“quick- start”) of hormonal contraception after…
School teaching sessions in Barbados are going extremely well. Lots of questions, lots of laughter, lots of squirming, yelping and learning going on; with the cascade of potential partner exchange driving home the need for everyone to look after their, and other people's sexual and reproductive health.
