Women ‘skimping on contraception due to recession’

WOMEN are putting off gynaecological check-ups and skimping on contraception to save money as the recession bites, a leading sexual health clinic has warned.

More women are also self-treating sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) while the number seeking fertility tests has fallen for the first time in a decade.

Well Woman said it was concerned that people were putting their health and fertility at risk because it was now regarded as a luxury they simply couldn’t afford.