Tinder fuelling rise in unplanned pregnancies among women in their 30s, health minister warns
Jackie Doyle-Price said many are conceiving accidentally while “playing the field” between long-term relationships.
And she revealed unplanned pregnancies are now growing faster among thirty-somethings than inexperienced teens.
Ms Doyle-Price urged those “entering the market again” to think twice before having unprotected sex with a new fella.
Almost eight-times as many women in their thirties had an abortion in 2017 than those in their teens, official figures show.
The abortion rate for teenagers has halved in a decade while those among women aged 30 to 34 are up by almost a quarter.
Ms Doyle-Price told a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women’s Health that two in five pregnancies are unplanned.
'PLEASE CONTINUE TO LOOK AFTER YOUR FERTILITY'
She added: “The growth area of unplanned pregnancies is not teenagers anymore – it’s the thirty-somethings.
“We talk about the Tinder generation… What tends to happen, is you have a woman leave one relationship and then play the field again – entering the market again.
“That’s when the unplanned pregnancies tend to happen.
“I think there’s an education point there, which is ‘please continue to look after your fertility’.”
Ms Doyle-Price said the rules around the contraceptive pill may be relaxed, so users no longer need check-ups every six months.
She likened it to blokes now being able to buy Viagra over the counter without the need to be assessed by a doctor.
The junior minister also called on women to be more outspoken when seeking medical attention so they get the treatment they need.
It follows reports that those with endometriosis and fibroids often need multiple visits to a GP before being referred to a specialist.
She said: “We do need to challenge the medical establishment to do better.
“But equally in their defence, we as women need to be a lot more pushy and empowered when we deal with them.”
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