Pattern of use of emergency oral contraception among Portuguese women

Abstract

Emergency oral contraception was used correctly by 96.9% of user-purchasers.

Requests for emergency contraception in community pharmacy: An evaluation of services provided to mystery patients

“…22 The importance to counsel adolescents about ongoing contraceptive measures and sexually transmitted infections have been highlighted in other studies; it was particularly important to cover these aspects in scenario 1. 11,39 However, staff at four of the 12 pharmacies presented with this scenario provided moderate patient counselling (two of which supplied the ECP) and the remaining eight pharmacies provided no counselling. Although ten of the pharmacies refused to supply the ECP, thereby to some extent negating the need for the provision of detailed advice about the use of the ECP, these staff missed an opportunity to provide information about additional aspects such as the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases during unprotected intercourse and ongoing contraceptive measures.…”

“…[8][9][10] Research has also indicated that the nonprescription use of the ECP is appropriate in that it is only used as an emergency measure when there was failure of another contraceptive method, such as a condom. 11 The over the counter availability of the ECP does not seem to lead to increased use, an increase in unprotected sex or a decrease in the use of more reliable methods of contraception. 8,[11][12] However, a recent Australian telephone survey of a random sample of 632 women aged between 16-35 years indicated that less than half of the women were aware of it being available without a prescription, and the researchers subsequently recommended that a media campaign be implemented to promote its availability from pharmacies.…”

“…11 The over the counter availability of the ECP does not seem to lead to increased use, an increase in unprotected sex or a decrease in the use of more reliable methods of contraception. 8,[11][12] However, a recent Australian telephone survey of a random sample of 632 women aged between 16-35 years indicated that less than half of the women were aware of it being available without a prescription, and the researchers subsequently recommended that a media campaign be implemented to promote its availability from pharmacies. 13 Pharmacists supported the down-scheduling change and the profession accepted additional responsibility in terms of professional judgement required to determine appropriateness of supplies, although there is no need to undergo specific ECP training or credentialing to supply the ECP, as is the case in New Zealand.…”

Discourses on the postcoital pill in young women

“…These results coincide with those of similar studies [ 17 , 18 ]. Fontes [ 19 ] concludes that because EC is used correctly in 96.9% of users/buyers, knowledge regarding this medication may be considered as already sufficiently attained.…”

Razões do não uso da anticoncepção de emergência quando indicada

“…No Estado de Pernambuco, em uma pesquisa realizada com 4.210 adolescentes de 14 a 19 anos de idade, Araújo e Costa (2009) encontraram uma proporção de uso anterior de AE da ordem de (Rocca et al, 2007), Portugal (Fontes et al, 2010) e Itália (Tafuri et al, 2012), também encontraram como principal razão para usar a AE, as falhas no uso de MAC regular, como a ruptura do preservativo.…”