Reproductive control agents

Scottish pharmacists to be paid more for emergency contraception provision following fall in unintended pregnancy rates

Community pharmacists in Scotland will now be reimbursed at an increased rate of £30 per patient for providing emergency hormonal contraception because of the effect the service has had on unintended pregnancies.…

MPs call for new sexual health strategy

MPs are calling for a new national strategy for sexual health services in England.…

Contraceptive pills to go out-of-stock for months resulting from ‘capacity issues’

Two contraceptive pills will go out of stock until summer 2019, forcing prescribers to switch some women to alternative brands.…

Emergency contraception services should be commissioned nationally as part of community pharmacy contract, CCA says

The Company Chemists’ Association has called on NHS England and other healthcare bodies to establish a single national pharmacy specification for emergency hormonal contraception services to be used by all healthcare commissioners in England.…

Oral contraceptives protective against ligament injury in young women

Oral contraceptive pills may be protective against anterior cruciate ligament tears in women, particularly in 15–19 year olds, a study has shown.…

More than half of women think emergency contraception should switch to OTC, poll reveals

Emergency contraception should be made available over the counter without the need for a pharmacist consultation, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service has said.…

Women exposed to abuse are twice as likely to seek emergency contraception, researchers find

Women who have been exposed to domestic violence and abuse are twice as likely to have a consultation for emergency contraceptives, according to research.…

Newer hormonal contraceptives still associated with reduced risk of ovarian cancer

Researchers in Denmark found that newer combined hormonal contraceptives were still associated with a reduction in ovarian cancer risk in women of reproductive age.…

A third of women too embarrassed to talk to pharmacist about morning after pill

Almost a third of women who want to obtain the morning after pill said they were embarrassed to talk to their pharmacist about it, a survey has found.…

‘Misleading’ ad for contraceptive app banned by advertising watchdog

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a “misleading” Facebook advisement for Natural Cycles, a Swedish contraceptive app, that claimed equal efficacy to more established methods of contraception.…