During the COVID-19 pandemic it may be difficult to see women within the stipulated time for renewal of contraceptive prescriptions. Prioritizing the limited time slots for on site visits for women in need of new prescriptions/placements is likely to prevent the highest number of unplanned...
Testing Times - Read the editorial, by Mary Short, Johannes Bitzer & Sam Rowlands, online now. "European life will never be the same again. The coronavirus pandemic has, and will, dramatically change how medicine is practised now and in the future. It also brings home, in case we did not...
In the UK, three out of the four countries have approved early medical abortion by telemedicine by a temporary variation in the regulations which Health Ministers have the authority to do. England announced this first on 30 March, followed swiftly by Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland, whose...
In light of increasing evidence of the interaction between weight and obesity, this new guideline focuses on contraceptive choices for women who are overweight and women with obesity; reviews the current evidence regarding the interrelationship between contraception and weight (i.e. the effects of weight on contraceptive...
The European Commission is launching a public consultation to collect views concerning gender equality in the EU at present as well as future priorities. The consultation will run from 8 March 2019 - 31 May 2019. The Commission seeks to gather input from a broad range of...
Nominations are now being accepted for Year 3 of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders, a project that highlights the achievements of the next generation of family planning leaders worldwide. The nomination period runs from March 27 to June 11, 2019. Nomination...