... can be spared from the burden of coping with an unintended pregnancy. Emergency contraception may also act as a mean of increasing the opportunities for counselling on responsible sexual behaviour, contraception and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS. Now in the UK there are three routes by which women can obtain EHC: * From general practitioners (GPs) surgeries, family planning clinics, Brook Centres to women of all ages, free of charge: Schering Levonelle-2, 2 tablets of 0.75 mg levonorgestral * Free under patient group directions (PGDs) from NHS Walk-in Clinics and community pharmacies in 'pilot areas' to women of all ages: Schering Levonelle-2, 2 tablets of 0.75 mg levonorgestral * From pharmacies for women aged 16 and over, at a cost of £19.99: Schering Levonelle-P (pharmacy pack), 2 tablets of 0.75 mg levonorgestral Supply of EHC in the UK must follow patient group directions (PGDs). A PGD is defined as a ...

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