Spain: EC use drops due to the pandemic

ByCristina Puig July 9, 2021July 9, 2021

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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Norway: EC pills use raise again after years of decline
ByCristina Puig June 6, 2025October 1, 2025
May 2025. Sales of emergency contraception (EC) pills are rising again in Norway after a few years of gradual decline, according to the latest drug consumption report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet), published in June 2024. In 2023, approximately 129.000 packages of EC pills were sold nationwide. This marks a reversal of…
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Contraception Atlas 2022
ByCristina Puig February 10, 2022February 22, 2023
February 2022. On February 9th, the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights (EPF) launched the fifth edition of the European Contraception Policies Atlas. Members of the European Parliament Sophie in ‘t Veld and Fred Matic, chaired the event. The Contraception Atlas scores 46 countries on access to online information about modern contraception, and…
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Italy and UK: different ways to address pharmacies objecting EC dispensing
ByCristina Puig September 20, 2021September 20, 2021
September 2021. BBC3 recently reported the case of two women in the United Kingdom being denied emergency contraception from their local pharmacy, which triggered serious criticism from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) president: “Pharmacy refusal to provide emergency contraception is ‘completely unacceptable’”, said professor Claire Anderson. In 2017, the RPS updated its own guidance on EC prescribing. In…
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Council of Europe recommendations to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe
ByCristina Puig December 6, 2017October 23, 2018
December 5, 2017. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, issued a set of recommendations addressed to States on how to better ensure women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Europe. Read the full report here. The recommendations underscore that women’s sexual & reproductive rights are human rights, and that States have…
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Spanish women and EC: New KAP study
ByCristina Puig October 8, 2013March 10, 2015
In September 2013, the Spanish Society of Contraception (SEC) published the study ESTUDIO POBLACIONAL SOBRE USO Y OPINIÓN DE LA PÍLDORA POSTCOITAL 2013, which assesses women’s knowledge, opinions, and use of emergency contraception pills (ECPs) in Spain among 14 to 50 year olds. The study was conducted by SIGMA DOS and sponsored by Chiesi and…
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Australia: new consensus statement on the provision of EC
ByCristina Puig August 29, 2020August 29, 2020
August 2020. In Australia, the Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health COVID-19 Coalition just published the consensus statement on the provision of emergency contraception, which includes recommendations for primary care, pharmacy and policy. Some of the recommendations are: For primary care: Women should be advised of all available emergency contraception (EC) methods at the point of contact. Interdisciplinary collaborations and…
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