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
New Emergency Contraceptive pills database launched
May 2025. The European Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ECEC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new open-access Emergency Contraceptive (EC) pills database, now live at https://www.ec-ec.org/emergency-contraception-pills-database. This global resource offers country-level data on the availability of levonorgestrel (LNG), ulipristal acetate (UPA), and mifepristone EC pills. Users can search by region, country, pill type,…
Breastfeeding after UPA EC
May 2025. To date, most recommendations on use of emergency contraception (EC) pills in lactating women suggest that if EC pills with ulirpistal acetate (UPA) were used, breast milk should be expressed and discarded for one week. This is also the recommendation in the product labels. In the United Kingdom, the Guideline Development Group for…
Taiwan explores adopting the Japanese (temporary) model of access to EC pills
May 2025. The discussions on reclassifying emergency contraceptive (EC) pills to be available over the counter (OTC) continues in Taiwan. Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering implementing a pilot program for pharmacy EC dispensing, similar to the one implemented in Japan. Under the Japanese trial, women above 16 can obtain EC pills without…