ladybird

Emergency contraception, is a 'last resort' contraception for when, for whatever reason, you have unprotected sex. It can be a pill, taken up to 3 days after unprotected sex (the sooner the better), or a coil, fitted up to 5 days after.

In my work in teenage pregnancy I have come across loads of barriers that young women face when they need to get emergency contraception. One of the main ones is embarrassment.

I heard young mum’s say that they didn’t get emergency contraception ...

On phone 6 by YouthNet photography, on Flickr

I take an anti depressant called Citalopram. Earlier this year I moved to a new city. I was starting a new job and had moved in with strangers in a new area. I didn’t know the area at all. I soon I realised I needed some more of my pills. In retrospect, I should have planned to get them earlier but I didn’t realise it would be so difficult!

...