Welcome to the European Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ECEC)
Founded in 2012, ECEC works to expand knowledge about and access to Emergency Contraception (EC) in Europe, and promotes the standardization of EC service delivery to ensure equitable access across the region. Since 2020, ECEC also works globally to advance access to EC.
EC is the only contraceptive method that can be used after sex, and it provides women with an additional opportunity to prevent a pregnancy.
Through this website, we hope to contribute to generating and sharing knowledge of EC in Europe and globally. Your contributions are essential to helping us achieve this goal, and we encourage you to share EC information about your country by writing to us at ecec [at] eeirh [dot] org.
Go directly to country-by-country information on EC access
Go directly to the online EC counseling tool (The EC wheel)
Latest News
Repeated use of EC pills: What to know?
July 2026. ECEC has published the second edition of Repeated use of emergency contraceptive pills. Summary of current recommendations. The updated brief reflects the latest recommendations in the World Health Organization’s Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (6th edition, 2025), which classify repeated use of emergency contraceptive pills within the same menstrual cycle as Category…
UK: New oral emergency contraception evidence policy briefing
July 2026. The College of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) has published a new evidence policy briefing summarising the current evidence on the safety and effectiveness of oral emergency contraception, including levonorgestrel (LNG) and ulipristal acetate (UPA) emergency contraceptive pills. The briefing reviews the available evidence on key topics, including EC use in women with…
USA: Illinois expands pharmacy access to emergency contraception through new standing order
July 2026. The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a new standing order to improve access to reproductive health products through community pharmacies. The Standing Order for Reproductive Health: Contraception, Emergency Contraception and Pregnancy Tests, issued on 24 June 2026, is part of broader efforts to expand timely access to contraception by enabling pharmacists…