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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Japan:  Trial of OTC sale of ECPs begins 

Japan:  Trial of OTC sale of ECPs begins 

ByCristina Puig

November. According to Kyodo news agency, the trial of a new modality to dispense  emergency contraception pills (ECPs) without a prescription in Japan, began on November 28. The Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry will test out this modality in 145 pharmacies (of more than 60.000 in the country). Japan is one of the few northern hemisphere countries where…

Contraception and COVID-19: recommendations from WHO

ByCristina Puig

April 14, 2020. The World Health Organisation (WHO) publishes Contraception/Family planning and COVID-19, a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document that provides short and to the point responses regarding contraception accessibility and use in the current times. Use of emergency contraception (EC), and other self-care methods, is proposed if access to regular methods is disrupted. The…

FRA releases report on violence against women in the EU

ByCristina Puig

On March 5, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is hosting a conference to launch the results of the largest violence against women survey ever undertaken in the EU.  Findings are based on interviews with 42,000 women across the 28 EU Member States and focus on women’s experiences of physical, sexual, and psychological…

Wales: greater access to EC and routine contraception through community pharmacies

ByCristina Puig

January 2022. Last December, Welsh Health authorities announced changes on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. These will enable all pharmacies to provide emergency contraception (EC) and some forms of routine contraception. Other priority services that will be included are the common ailment, emergency medicine supply and seasonal influenza vaccination services. The 713 community pharmacies registered…

Delaying versus immediately starting Combined Oral Contraceptive pill after UPA EC

ByCristina Puig

November 2020. A study investigating timing of combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) restart after missed pills and use of ulipristal acetate emergency contraception (UPA EC), was recently published. According to the study (Banh C, Rautenberg T, Duijkers IJ, et al. The effects on ovarian activity of delaying versus immediately restarting combined oral contraception after missing…

Debate over LNG EC status continues in Germany

ByCristina Puig

The German Bundesrat, the legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder (federal states) at the federal level, recently voted in favor of a resolution to remove the prescription-only status of LNG emergency contraception (EC). The resolution now goes to the Bundestag, the constitutional and legislative body, for a vote next January. If approved, women would no…