Be Informed, Safe And In Control With Bristol Sexual Health Centre

Bristol Sexual Health Centre a free NHS service providing STI testing and treatment, contraception and pregnancy advice for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Their service is confidential, non-judgmental and for people of all ages, genders and orientations. The center's aim is to provide a high quality informative service which supports users.

Everyone should be able to easily access services to support healthier relationships and sexual well-being throughout life. The Unity vision is for healthier relationships and sexual well-being throughout life, with improved sexual health outcomes for the people of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Bristol Sexual Health Centre

Tower Hill, Avon, Bristol BS2 0JD, United Kingdom

0117 342 6900

FC37+QM Bristol, United Kingdom

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Current Bristol Health News

Researchers find drug used widely to treat eye condition has 'no benefit'

The condition causes fluid to accumulate under the retina and can lead to vision loss in up to a third of patients.

It is the fourth most common retinal disease and affects 10 in 100,000 men and two in 100,000 women mainly in their 30s and 40s.

Eplerenone, which is one of a group of drugs that decrease the activity of hormones that regulate salt and water in the body, was found to improve vision in a small number of patients in early-stage research.

However, it is also associated with side effects including raised potassium levels which can affect heart rhythm, and a decrease in blood pressure.

As a result, Professor Andrew Lotery, a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospital Southampton, launched the first study into the long-term efficacy and safety of the drug for CSCR.

Original source - https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2020/january/eye-study.html

University of Bristol, Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK

0117 928 9000

F95W+9R Bristol

Requests for emergency contraception could be an important sign of abuse

Women who experience domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are more than twice as likely to seek emergency contraception as other women, according to a study by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-funded researchers at the University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London, suggesting that requests for emergency contraception could be an important sign of abuse.

In the study, published in the British Journal of General Practice today, Tuesday 4 December, the researchers analysed medical records of over 200,000 women of reproductive age registered with a GP and found that those who had a record of DVA were 2.06 times more likely to have a consultation for emergency contraception compared to other women, rising to 2.8 times for women aged 25-39.

The researchers also found some evidence that abused women are more likely to seek emergency contraception repeatedly.

DVA is a major public health problem, with devastating consequences for the women who experience it and great financial cost to the NHS. It is known to have a significant impact on women’s reproductive health, including an increased risk of unintended pregnancy and abortion, as abusive and controlling partners coerce women to have unprotected sex or rape them.

Although emergency hormonal contraceptive, also known as the morning-after pill, is available from pharmacies, women can also get it from their GP. Up to a third of all emergency contraceptives are prescribed by GPs.

Original source - https://www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/latest-news/2018/12/04/requests-for-emergency-contraception-could-be-an-important-sign-of-abuse/1162

Bristol Health Partners, 9th floor Whitefriars Lewins Mead Bristol, BS1 2NT

0117 903 7546

FC44+X8 Bristol