Inaccurate Abortion and Birth Control Info Given to Teenagers by Health Sites
A female Stanford researcher studied sex health information online, and determined half the sites, “including such highly trafficked destinations as Wikipedia and Mayoclinic.com, failed to provide accurate, complete information about emergency contraception.”
Here’s her list of the top six sex facts most often reported wrong. “Even widely trusted sites like WebMD are not that accurate when it comes to adolescent reproductive health.”
60% of the sites had misinformation about birth control pills, and 40% of the web sites actually contradicted the guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on PAP exams.
The Stanford Hospital’s chief of adolescent medicine says the study “demonstrated that there is a tremendous amount of misinformation on the Web.”
