60% of young women ill-informed on sex

One in six Irish women in their 20s feel ill-informed on the basic facts about sex and contraception, despite having more access to information than ever before.

According to a worldwide survey by Bayer Healthcare — which included 400 Irish women — over a third of young women here indicated they want more information on contraception options.

A reported 70% were unaware of long acting reversible contraception (LARC), while nearly three quarters claim that they were never offered any LARC methods by their doctor.