{
  "abstract": "Contraceptive practices within the UK Armed Forces are challenging to analyse, as their provision can occur outside Defence Medical Services (DMS), via pharmacies or sexual health clinics. This letter summarises the findings of a 2023 service evaluation conducted via the Naval Servicewomen’s Network, which aimed to explore the current Royal Navy (RN) contraceptive landscape.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Joint Hospital Group (South), DMS, Portsmouth, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Isabel S Austin"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "C E Moore"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Navy, London, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "F Crowsley-Allen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Department of Military General Practice, Research and Clinical Innovation, DMS, Birmingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "R Guest"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Contraception in the Royal Navy: a service evaluation of the lived experience of serving women",
  "uid": "4c8a81b3-b7b1-573a-bbaf-6b14cb8e5230"
}