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40% Indians embarrassed to ask for contraceptives

40% Indians embarrassed to ask for contraceptives

As many as 40 percent Indians are embarrassed to ask for contraceptives, said a global survey released Monday.,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES,

The survey added that despite campaigns to promote safe sex, nearly three-quarters of sexually active people globally don`t use them.

Also, it stated that 32 percent of Indians said they were not at the risk of pregnancy.

The survey, which also covered India,Golf Ladies Clubs said that 72 percent don`t use a contraceptive with a new partner, putting them at high risk of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Unplanned pregnancies emerge as a major global concern, particularly among the young, said the survey titled "Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to be Informed about Contraception".

It said that worldwide approximately 41 percent of the 208 million pregnancies each year are unintended.

"Lack of right information on contraception, leading to non-use or inaccurate use, is a huge issue in India," says Vishwanath Koliwad, secretary general of the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI).

"Both men and women need to take family planning seriously and should share the responsibility of making informed choices," he said.cheap coach handbag

In countries like Australia, Chile, Colombia, Britain, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Singapore,Louis Vuitton Handbags wholesale Sweden and Turkey, nearly 40 percent people have already had unprotected sex with a new partner.

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