" The Omnibus survey also showed 5% of women had used emergency contraception in the past year, and that the Pill was the most commonly used contraceptive. "

" The ONS found a fifth of women had been tested for chlamydia at some point in their lives, and 27% had been tested in the past year. "

" The data, collected in 2005/06 showed women aged 16-29 were most likely to have had a test for chlamydia than older women. "

" Women who had had more than one sexual partner in the past year were also more likely to have had a test than those with one partner. "

" Among respondents who knew chlamydia was an STI, women were twice as likely as men to give correct responses to questions about symptoms. "

" The National Chlamydia Screening Programme was launched in England in 2003 and has screened around 18,000 young men and women in it's first year, and 60,698 in its second year. "

" The Department of Health plans to have a national screening programme for under 25s by 2007. "

" Of the 5% of women who had used emergency contraception in the past year, 45% had obtained it directly from a chemist or pharmacy, 30% from their own GP or practice nurse and 24% from a family planning clinic. "

" Overall, three-quarters of women under 50 years were using contraception and the pill was the popular method, closely followed by the male condom. "

" The vast majority of women who used a condom said the reason was to prevent pregnancy, with 43% saying they used condoms to prevent infection. "

" Most men and women had only had one partner in the past year, the survey found. "

" A total of 12% of men and 7% of women said they'd had sex with more than one person in the past year. "

" Over half of men and women said they made no changes to their behaviour as a result of what they had heard about sexually transmitted infections. "

" But 37% said they had increased their use of condoms, 9% had fewer one night stands and 3%
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