1 in 4 don't use birth control

• skythewood

  20 Nov 08, 23:06

  Nov 19, 2008

  1 in 4 don't use birth control

  By Lee Hui Chieh
  		Many women do not use contraceptives thinking pregnancy 'won't happen to me', Dr Beh said. -- PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER

  OVER one quarter of sexually active young women not prepared for motherhood still avoid using birth control, a new survey has found.

  The numbers suggest more needs to be done to educate young women on how to ward off unwanted pregnancies, said Dr Beh Dr Beh Suan Tiong, president of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Singapore.

  The latest survey was conducted by the society and the local arm of pharmaceutical giant Bayer Schering Pharma.

  Many women do not use contraceptives thinking pregnancy 'won't happen to me', Dr Beh said.

  The results of the survey, now in its third year, were similar to previous findings.

  Meanwhile, researchers found of the women who practise birth control, 81 per cent use condoms, while 14 per cent employ the withdrawal method.

  Just 11 per cent use the pill, despite studies that show it is far more reliable than other techniques. It fails less than 0.1 per cent of the time.

  Condoms are up to 98 per cent effective in preventing pregnancy, but that number plummets if they are not used properly. The withdrawal method works just over 80 per cent of the time.

• skythewood

  20 Nov 08, 23:07

  now is 21st century le still don't know how to use precaution.

  stop naming your first child "shotgun"

• Fantagf

  20 Nov 08, 23:09

  Some don't use could be due to religious reason.   For example, catholics are not allowed to use any contraceptives.

• oldbreadstinks

  20 Nov 08, 23:10

  Originally posted by skythewood:

  now is 21st century le still don't know how to use precaution.

  stop naming your first child "shotgun"

  here's the part where someone comes and and goes

  "who call my name?"

  but come to think about it, most i know either pull out or take pill leh, not many use condom

• skythewood

  20 Nov 08, 23:16

  Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:

  here's the part where someone comes and and goes

  "who call my name?"

  but come to think about it, most i know either pull out or take pill leh, not many use condom

  yes, just use something. or be a agood religious boy and stay a virgin.

  doing it in full and hope no pregnent is stupid