October 15, 2004
Pill reminders forwarded by text message
Young women from the age of 15 are being sent mobile phone text reminders to take the contraceptive pill, reports the BBC.
"South Birmingham Primary Care Trust is paying £5,000 for daily messages to 300 women aged from 15 and 25, for seven pill cycles each.
If necessary the messages are sent in code to women who have registered, says the trust."
In a statement it said: "It is a scheme to promote correct use of prescribed medication, rather than to promote the use of contraception or to encourage sexual intercourse."
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And reversaly related: In 2000, a mobile phone text messages saying "It's time to get into bed" and "I'm ready and waiting" came from an internet service alerting couples as to when they are most likely to conceive. The Guardian
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