Contraception for women aged 17-25 years old will be free from August next year, as part of measures announced in Budget 2022.
Comprehensive information on the range of contraceptive methods is very important to enable people to make informed decisions about the most appropriate method of contraception for them.
This year to mark World Contraception Day on September 26th, the Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP) published a new information guide titled ‘What you need to know about contraception’.
This is an easy-to-read guide designed to present information on the different methods of contraception in an accessible way.
The guide is intended to support women (and their partners) to choose a method of contraception; or to be used as part of a contraception consultation with a doctor or family planning clinic in discussing the options available.
Maeve O’Brien, Interim Programme Lead, SHCPP said;
“It’s very important for people to choose a method of contraception that suits their lifestyle and their stage in life. This information guide was developed to support women to understand the range of methods available to them and how each method works with their body to prevent pregnancy.”
The guide was designed with people in mind who may struggle with health literacy or whose first language is not English. It has been quality checked by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) and complies with the HSE’s plain English guidelines and has been translated into five languages: French, Arabic, Urdu, Polish and Portuguese.
The plain English guide is currently displayed in GP surgeries across Ireland.
The information guides are available to download from the www.sexualwellbeing.ie website.
You can order printed versions of the contraception guide from www.healthpromotion.ie
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