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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 & Ahmed M. Abbas
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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

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 JamaCOVID-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 NatureEvolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2

10 December 2020
Article published in The new England journal of medicineSafety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine

8 December 2020
Article published in The LancetSafety 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 WHOA 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
WHOWebinar on Covid-19 and Implications for Family Planning Services

April 2020
IPPFIMAP 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