Spain: EC use drops due to the pandemic

ByCristina Puig

July 2021. According to the Spanish Society of Contraception (SEC), use of emergency contraception pills dropped among women aged 25 to 30 and 35 to 40, from 38% to 2,7. Read more here:

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France: Emergency contraception not included in new gratuity measures

ByCristina Puig

September 2021. The French Health Minister recently announced that in 2022, access to contraception will be free for women up to 25 years old. This policy that makes access to some contraceptive methods free of cost (no charges for medical appointments to get a prescription, checkups, tests, and the method itself) extends now to all…

New EC guidelines template

ByCristina Puig

ECEC is excited to introduce a new guidelines template, which intends to aid in the development or updating of EC guidelines in European countries according to the best available evidence. Download emergency contrantraception: A guideline for service provision in Europe here. Developed with the support of the European Society of Contraception, this tool addresses the…

Luxembourg: Free contraception, including EC, for women of any age. 

ByCristina Puig

March 2023. Luxembourg just announced a new policy regarding contraception: all short and long acting reversible contraceptives requiring a medical prescription and irreversible contraceptives will be fully covered without age-limits. Emergency contraception pills will be provided free of cost in any pharmacy, and a doctor’s prescription will not be required for gratuity. This new policy…

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European Commission decision grants 120 million women direct access to ellaOne®

ByCristina Puig

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…

New EC labeling in Europe

ByCristina Puig

The European label for the EC product Norlevo has been updated with two major changes. In keeping with current evidence, the new label now says that LNG EC works by interfering with ovulation, and the language about the possibility that LNG EC might prevent implantation of a fertilized egg has been removed. The second change…

Kenya: New data on EC use

Kenya: New data on EC use

ByCristina Puig

July 2023. The Key Indicators Report of the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, published in January, provides new data on EC use among currently married women and sexually active unmarried women from different regions of the country. The survey was implemented by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in collaboration with the Ministry…