Contraceptive use among women seeking an early induced abortion in Sweden.
Jenny Niemeyer HultstrandElin TörnroosTanja TydénMargareta LarssonMarlene MakenziusKristina Gemzell-DanielssonInger Sundström PoromaaMaria Ekstrand RagnarPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2023)
The unmet need for contraception appears to be high among abortion-seeking women in Sweden. Many had discontinued contraception use during the last year, and the main reasons for avoidance were beliefs that one could not become pregnant and negative experiences of contraceptives. The underestimation of pregnancy risk indicates limited fertility awareness, thus our recommendation would be to strengthen the sexual and reproductive knowledge among this group.