Doctors are Not Telling Women about PlanB

27Jun08

As reported by WebMD, many doctors have never discussed PlanB with their patients. Where did you first hear about Plan B? Has your doctor, or any doctor, ever mentioned it to you?

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Despite widespread misinformation about emergency contraception — the so-called morning-after pill — only 3% of women’s doctors discuss Plan B with them.

The finding comes from data collected during face-to-face interviews with 7,643 women aged 15 to 44. The interviews were conducted in 2002, when emergency contraception was available only by prescription. Yet only 3% of women said their doctors discussed the issue with them.

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