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EC sales in low- and middle-income countries: Data from Social Marketing Programs
August 2023. DKT International and ECEC just published a brief that summarizes emergency contraception pills (ECPs) sales data from Social Marketing Programs in low- and middle-income countries, in the past 10 years. Emergency Contraception Pills Sales in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Data from Social Marketing Programs, reveals that ECPs experienced a remarkable growth during this…
Spain: 10 years of prescription-free access to EC pills
October 2019. In Spain, LNG EC pills are sold without prescription since 2009, and UPA EC pills since early 2016. According to the news agency EFE, in this 10-year period, over 7 million units have been sold in the country. According to the General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacists of Spain, pharmacists have a…
Updated recommendation on LNG dosages and higher BMI and weights
June 2022. Our sister organization, the American Society for Emergency Contraception (ASEC), just updated its factsheet on EC efficacy and body weight, an excellent summary of the current understanding and recommendations on this issue. This update is based on the publication by Dr. Alison Edelman and team of “Double Dosing Levonorgestrel-Based Emergency Contraception for Individuals…
Luxembourg: webinar Macontraception
September 2022. FRENCH: Le 26 septembre (Journée mondiale de la contraception), le Centre national de référence pour la promotion de la santé affective et sexuelle (CESAS) du Luxembourg, organise le webinaire macontraception.lu. L’ECEC est heureuse de participer avec une présentation sur les progrès réalisés et les défis restants pour l’accès à la contraception d’urgence en…
EC for transgender and nonbinary patients
January 2021. The American Society for Emergency Contraception just published EC for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients. This fact sheet is a great resource for all healthcare providers offering care to patients of reproductive age. “Pregnancy is possible for any individual with a uterus and ovary(ies) who has receptive penis-in-vagina sex with partners who produce sperm,…
European Commission decision grants 120 million women direct access to ellaOne®
HRA Pharma announced that the European Commission, in a historic ruling, has authorized the emergency contraceptive ellaOne® to be accessible directly from pharmacies without the need for a prescription from a doctor. This is the first ever decision of its type regarding any oral contraceptive product applicable to all EU member states, according to national…