New EC guidelines in Croatia

Following three months of public debate, in September 2015, the Croatian Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Human Reproduction (HDGEHR), the Croatian Society of Gynecology (HDGO), and the Gynecology Primary Practice Section of the Croatian Medical Association issued national guidelines on oral emergency contraception. To read the full guidelines in Croatian, please click here.

This document was endorsed as the official guidelines of the HDGEHR as of May 1, 2015 and as official guidelines of the HDGO as of September 1, 2015.

Croatia follows other European countries, such as Germany, Italy, Portugal, Romania, and Spain in developing updated EC guidelines in 2015. Medical societies are playing an important role in increasing the knowledge of health providers, pharmacists, patients, and the general public by summarizing the most up-to-date scientific information and by offering recommendations.

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