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The medical service which is to supply the pill over the web will mean that women can get the contraceptive without having to see their GP first.

Medical experts have aired their concerns this week over the news that a web based medical company have set in place a service where women can buy their contraceptive pills over the Internet. Doctors have argued that this would mean that women can obtain the pill and skip vital check ups with their doctors first. It will be good news for women in the UK as arranging an appointment with the GP to fit into a busy lifestyle sometimes is a nuisance.

The website, DrThom site, may well be asking for a charge where many women receive the pill free, yet the sheer convenience of this way to top up the pills is easy and far more appealing. The site, it claims, will be offering women a chance to buy around three months worth of contraceptive pills for £29.99. There is only a slight catch to this rather attractive offer for women who do not simply have time to hang around in a doctor’s waiting room, those wishing to buy the pill must be over 18 and supply information about their medical history before getting the “private prescription.”

It all sounds very much above board, yet the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists seem to think it will cause more harm than good, especially if women find themselves in a situation where they may fell the need to not be so truthful about their medical history, and particularly their age. In relation to this, a spokesperson for the College told BBC News that there was a deep concern over women who need their bloody pressure checked by a GP before receiving their prescription, although the site does claim that they will only want to provide the prescriptions to those who are already on the pill, rather than supply women with their first pack.

The website is fundamentally a private service but it is registered with the Healthcare commission which is one good thing. This is also the same for those practitioners who give medical advice over the telephone. It regulates the way these medical experts work and also makes sure that they “keep an eye” on the patient.