title: Asking for what she needs? Pregnancy testing or EC?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  When used within 5 days of unprotected sex, emergency contraception (EC) can reduce the risk of pregnancy. Our objective was to explore how often women seeking clinic-based pregnancy testing who do not desire pregnancy might benefit from EC and examine variables associated with patients asking for EC when use is indicated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women seeking pregnancy testing or EC from an inner-city Title-X-funded family planning clinic between January 2011 and June 2012 were invited to complete surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-seven percent (n=79) of respondents were seeking EC, and 73% (n=215) were seeking pregnancy testing. Of those seeking pregnancy testing, 39% might have benefited from same-day use of EC pills. Women who had never used EC and who had more than one episode of unprotected sex within the past month were less likely to request EC when use was indicated, while single women were more likely to request EC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Counseling regarding EC options is particularly important for women seeking same-day pregnancy testing who do not desire pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. schwarzeb@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Jessica K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baldauf
authors.forename: Rachel B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rapkin
authors.forename: Glenn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Updike
authors.forename: Eleanor B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015143:Philadelphia; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011258:Pregnancy Tests; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019037:Urban Health Services; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital