Transcription of FSRH Guideline Emergency Contraception
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FSRH Guideline Emergency Contraception
FSRH Guideline Emergency Contraception March 2017 (Amended December 2020) | FSRH Title Emergency Contraception March 2017 (Amended December 2020) Author/ publisher Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Publication date March 2017 Superseded document Emergency Contraception 2011 Review date March 2022 Available online Details of changes to original guidance document Subsequent to the publication of this Guideline in March 2017 the following revision has been made. Date Revision 29 May 2017 Table 1(page 6). Indication for EC for the method Intrauterine Contraception (Cu-IUD and LNG-IUS) has been revised to: If UPSI has taken place in the 7 days prior to removal, perforation, partial or complete expulsion. Oral EC is indicated if there has been UPSI in the last 5 days. Depending on the timing of UPSI and time since IUD known to be correctly placed, it may be appropriate to fit another Cu-IUD for EC.
EC providers should advise women that ulipristal acetate EC (UPA-EC) has been demonstrated to be effective for EC up to 120 hours after UPSI. B EC providers should advise women that levonorgestrel EC (LNG-EC) is licensed for EC up to 72 hours after UPSI. The evidence suggests that LNG-EC is ineffective if taken more than 96 hours after UPSI. B
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