title: Supplying emergency contraception to adolescents: the nurse's role.
abstract: This article explores issues surrounding the supply of emergency contraception to adolescents to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy. It explains the female reproductive cycle, and describes the types of emergency contraception that may be supplied following unprotected sexual intercourse or contraception failure. The aftercare that should be offered to adolescents following the supply of emergency contraception is discussed, alongside issues surrounding the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.
authors.affiliation: Hull City Health Care Partnership Community Interest Company, Hull, England.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Adolescence; adolescents; contraception; emergency contraception; school nursing; sexual health; teenage pregnancy; unprotected sex