Doubts about claims that free EHC leads to STI rise

摘要

Free availability of emergency hormonal contraception from pharmacies to girls aged under 16 years should be reconsidered by health ministers, researchers have said, although the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has questioned therecommendation.The service was associated with an increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted infections and did not appear to reduce teenage pregnancy rates, a study due to be published in the Journal of Health Economics reveals.