NICE: 'schools should provide morning-after pill'

Conclusion Everyone makes mistakes, but if you find yourself relying on the morning-after pill as a regular method of contraception, you may want to speak to a healthcare professional about what would be the most suitable form of ongoing contraception for you to use. This could include methods that do not involve needing to take a daily pill, such as contraceptive patches, injections or an implant. However, none of these methods will protect you against sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Condoms are cheap, free of side effects and they will protect you against STIs such as chlamydia. For more information about your contraception options, visit the Contraception guide. If you have any health questions and want to speak to someone in confidence, call: the Sexual Health Line on 0300 123 7123 Brook on 0808 802 1234 the fpa on 0845 122 8690 NHS 111 Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on Twitter. Join the Healthy Evidence forum. Links To The Headlines Now schools are told to give free morning-after pills and condoms to teenage girls to cut unwanted pregnancies. Mail Online, March 26 2014 Teenage girls will be able to stock up on morning-after pill under new NHS guidance. The Daily Telegraph, March 25 2014 Teenage girls need better access to morning-after pill – Nice. The Guardian, March 26 2014 Outrage as NHS says 'give pupils the morning-after pill'. Daily Express, March 26 2014 Morning-after pill 'should be avail...
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