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| Condom 'rivals pill's popularity' | |
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| The condom has now caught up with the pill as women's preferred method of contraception, latest figures suggest. | |
| A quarter of women under 50 opt for condoms, which is identical to the proportion plumping for the oral contraceptive pill. | A quarter of women under 50 opt for condoms, which is identical to the proportion plumping for the oral contraceptive pill. |
| Experts said the Office for National Statistics figures were good news since condoms prevent sexually transmitted infections as well as pregnancy. | Experts said the Office for National Statistics figures were good news since condoms prevent sexually transmitted infections as well as pregnancy. |
| Almost half of the condom users cited STIs as their motive for using them. | Almost half of the condom users cited STIs as their motive for using them. |
| And half of the 2,557 people surveyed in England, Scotland and Wales said TV programmes and adverts had been their main source of information about STIs. | And half of the 2,557 people surveyed in England, Scotland and Wales said TV programmes and adverts had been their main source of information about STIs. |
| Sexual behaviour | Sexual behaviour |
| However, more than half the men interviewed who said they were not in a long-term exclusive relationship, but had had a sexual relationship in the last year, said information on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections had no effect on their behaviour. | However, more than half the men interviewed who said they were not in a long-term exclusive relationship, but had had a sexual relationship in the last year, said information on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections had no effect on their behaviour. |
| The majority of women under 50 (75%) were using contraception, with younger women preferring the pill or male condom, and older women often relying on sterilisation or their partner's vasectomy. | |
| Almost all of the 1,093 women surveyed said they had heard of the emergency contraception pill, or "morning after pill". | |
| But awareness of the emergency intrauterine device (IUD), which can be inserted up to five days after intercourse, had fallen from 49% eight years ago to 40%. | But awareness of the emergency intrauterine device (IUD), which can be inserted up to five days after intercourse, had fallen from 49% eight years ago to 40%. |
| Natika Halil of the Family Planning Association said: "It is encouraging to see that access to information about contraception and contraceptive services is improving. | Natika Halil of the Family Planning Association said: "It is encouraging to see that access to information about contraception and contraceptive services is improving. |
| "Whilst women are using very safe and reliable methods of contraception such as the condom and the pill, there are 15 methods of contraception available. | "Whilst women are using very safe and reliable methods of contraception such as the condom and the pill, there are 15 methods of contraception available. |
| "Women should be able to access all of them in equal measure." | "Women should be able to access all of them in equal measure." |