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COVID-19
The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care
21 January 2021
Combined hormonal contraception and COVID-19
Iñaki Lete
12 October 2020
Sexual activity and contraceptive use during social distancing and self-isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic
Salvatore Caruso, Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda, Patrizia Minona
9 July 2020
Does SARS-CoV-2 infection cause sperm DNA fragmentation? Possible link with oxidative stress
Pallav Sengupta & Sulagna Dutta
6 July 2020
Living with the new coronavirus: How can a society cope with uncertainty
Johannes Bitzer
22 June 2020
COVID 19 era: a beginning of upsurge in unwanted pregnancies, unmet need for contraception and other women related issues
Naina Kumar
29 May 2020
The gendered impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): do estrogens play a role?
Giovanni Grandi, Fabio Facchinetti & Johannes Bitzer
21 May 2020
Contraception during Coronavirus-Covid 19 pandemia. Recommendations of the Board of the Italian Society of Contraception
F. Fruzzetti, A. Cagnacci, F. Primiero, V. De Leo, C. Bastianelli, V. Bruni, S. Caruso, C. Di Carlo, M. Farris, G. Grandi, A. Grasso, M. Guida, M. Meriggiola, A. M. Paoletti, A. Cianci, C. Nappi & A. Volpe
21 May 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on reproductive health and maternity services in low resource countries
Ahmed Y. Abdelbadee
21 May 2020
Family planning: an essential health activity in the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2
Luis Bahamondes and Maria Y. Makuch
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Campinas Medical School, Campinas, Brazil
Full article PDF
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13625187.2020.1768368
27 April 2020
Testing Times – sexual & reproductive health care in the face of Covid-19
Mary Short, Johannes Bitzer & Sam Rowlands
Editorial
Resource centres (with updates)
WHO – Contraception/Family planning and COVID-19 Q & A
WHO – Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Taylor & Francis publisher – COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus Content – Free to Access
Cochrane Fertility Regulation Group COVID and abortion/contraception guidelines, resources page
FSRH – COVID-19 Resources and Information for SRH Professionals
Center for Reproductive Rights – Covid19 resources
Statements, guidelines, advices and publications
29 June 2021
Article published in Journal of Clinical Medicine – ISIDOG Consensus Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccination for Women before, during and after Pregnancy
Gilbert G. G. Donders, Svitrigaile Grinceviciene, Kai Haldre, Risa Lonnee-Hoffmann, Francesca Donders, Aristotelis Tsiakalos, Albert Adriaanse, José Martinez de Oliveira, Kevin Ault, Werner Mendling and on the behalf of the COVID-19 ISIDOG Guideline Group
24 May 2021
Article published in Nature – SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans
Jackson S. Turner, Wooseob Kim, Elizaveta Kalaidina, Charles W. Goss, Adriana M. Rauseo, Aaron J. Schmitz, Lena Hansen, Alem Haile, Michael K. Klebert, Iskra Pusic, Jane A. O’Halloran, Rachel M. Presti & Ali H. Ellebedy
26 May 2021
Article published in Nature, 26.05.2021 – Had COVID? You’ll probably make antibodies for a lifetime
24 May 2021
News release – Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis – Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection
8 February 2021
Article published in Jama – COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnant and Lactating Women
27 January 2021
Resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly – Council of Europe: Covid-19 vaccines: ethical, legal and practical considerations
18 January 2021
Article published in Nature – Evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2
10 December 2020
Article published in The new England journal of medicine – Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
8 December 2020
Article published in The Lancet – Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
2 December 2020
A publication from WHO – A prospective cohort study investigating maternal, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes for women and neonates infected with SARS-CoV-2
12 October 2020
Two instructional videos by Maria Faranna (Amada Committee Member) one in English and one in Spanish, describing tips for providing contraception during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with specific tips for proper insertion of subdermal implants.
Spanish version: Implante colocación (Google Drive)
English version: Subdermal contraceptive implant insertion (Google Drive)
23 September 2020
Article published in The Lancet- Diagnosis of physical and mental health conditions in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study
16 July 2020
UK Government – Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation: statement on the delivery of the HPV vaccine – Delivering HPV vaccination during COVID-19
29 June 2020
A National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) rapid evidence review has failed to find data to support using vitamin D supplements to reduce the risk or severity of COVID-19.
May 2020
The American Society for Emergency Contraception, published the factsheet “EC in the COVID-19 era: advance access is more important than ever”. You can check the Country by country page, for details on availability status of different type of EC pills in the European region.
22 May 2020
Article published in The Lancet – Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis
22 May 2020
Recommendations from College National des Enseignants de Gyéncologie médicale (college of faculty of medical gynecology) on prevention of thrombosis in women with COVID-19 who are using hormonal contraception or hormonal treatment for menopause
7 May 2020
Statement from The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calling for the protection of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) during the pandemic.
6 May 2020
59 countries from all over the world, including 37 European ones, issued a joint statement highlighting how COVID -19 may negatively impact women’s and girls’ abilities to exercise their sexual rights and reproductive rights.
6 May 2020
Women Deliver’s Ten Recommendations to Build Back a Stronger, More Gender-Equal World
30 April 2020
Article published in the BMJ – I don’t feel confident providing remote consultations. What do I need to know?
23 April 2020
Article published in Reproductive Health: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH): a key issue in the emergency response to the coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) outbreak
22 April 2020
Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, published by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, and the European Network of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
21 April 2020
Article published in the Lancet Global Health: Not a luxury: a call to maintain sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian and fragile settings during the COVID-19 pandemic
17 April 2020
European Parliament resolution of 17 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (2020/2616(RSP))
9 April 2020
RCOG information on COVID-19 infection and aborton care
7 April 2020
WHO – Webinar on Covid-19 and Implications for Family Planning Services
April 2020
IPPF – IMAP statement on COVID-19 and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
1 April 2020
Article from the Center for Global Development on Pandemics and Violence Against Women and Children
31 March 2020
Consensus statement – Joint RCOG, BSGE and BGCS guidance for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding in the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
National guidelines and statements
COVID-19 vaccination programme – Information for healthcare practitioners
Public Health England
Guidance – Restoration of SRH Services during Covid-19 at a Glance
FSRH (United Kingdom)
Sweden
Swedish Society for Obstetricians and Gynecologists
France
Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français
Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Contracepção
Spain
Spanish Society of Contraception
Statement from Redisser on Covid-19 and SRH
Ibero-American Network of Professionals of Sexual Health and Reproductive Health