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
Global trends in emergency contraceptive pills use
November 2025. The European Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ECEC) has released a new publication bringing together recent data on knowledge and use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) from 23 countries. Although population-level studies on contraceptive practices have expanded in recent years, information on ECP use remains inconsistent, unsystematized, and often unpublished. To help address this,…
Clinical Management of Rape and Intimate Partner Violence in Emergencies
October 2025. World Health Organization’s (WHO) toolkit on Clinical Management of Rape and Intimate Partner Violence in Emergencies: Training Curriculum for Health Workers and Facilitator Guide is now available in Arabic, French, and Spanish here. Session 11, focused on clinical treatment and care for survivors of sexual assault, includes guidance on the provision of ulipristal…
UPA and LNG EC pills in WHO’s List of Essential Medicines
October 2025 — Last September, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the 24th Model List of Essential Medicines (EML). Levonorgestrel (LNG) emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) have been included in the EML since 1999, and ulipristal acetate (UPA) ECPs since 2017, underscoring their continued importance in ensuring access to safe and effective reproductive health options. Essential…