New Italian edition of EC guideline

ByCristina Puig

The Italian edition of Emergency Contraception: A guideline for service provision in Europe is already available.  See Contraccezione di emergenza Una linea guida per la fornitura di servizi in Europa. This edition has been published in March 2015 with the endorsement of the Societa’ Italiana di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Associazione Ostetrici Ginecologi Ospedalieri Italiani, Societa’ Medica Italiana per la Contraccezione, Societa’ Italiana della Contraccezione, and Associazione Ginecologi Territoriali.

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Argentina: New campaign to improve access to EC

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March 2023. In Argentina, a coalition of organizations just launched the campaign “AHE ACCESIBLE” to make emergency contraception pills (ECPs) easier and faster to access, and to strengthen knowledge on EC, especially among young people.  As part of these efforts, the campaign is collecting signatures to request the Minister of Health to remove barriers to…

Switzerland: when and how to refer an EC request?

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September 2017.  The delivery of EC by pharmacists is an important contribution to the promotion of sexual health and allows easier access to the method. When pharmacists have the necessary knowledge, the majority of emergency contraception issues can be resolved in the pharmacy, enabling the woman to take the most suitable EC method immediately on site. In some situations,…

Ireland: New App for EC counselling

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Council of Europe: Historic resolution on contraception

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ICEC shares new evidence on safety of EC pills in ongoing pregnancies

ByCristina Puig

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