RESUMO
The Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use of the World Health Organization have been updated recently. These criteria constitute a guideline for the selection of family planning methods appropriated for women and men with known medical conditions or personal characteristics of medical relevance. The guidelines last updating incorporates recommendations for the use of a new emergency contraceptive pill and three long-acting hormonal methods, and revises some previously established recommendations. This article provides information on the last edition of such document and aims to contribute to its dissemination.
Assuntos
Anticoncepção/métodos , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Organização Mundial da Saúde , Anticoncepção/normas , Comportamento Contraceptivo , Anticoncepção Pós-Coito/normas , Anticoncepcionais Femininos , Política de Planejamento Familiar , Feminino , Humanos , Dispositivos Intrauterinos , Contracepção Reversível de Longo Prazo , Masculino , NorpregnadienosRESUMO
Abstract This paper discusses specific obstacles to emergency contraception (EC) in Argentina, the 'grey areas' between contraception and abortion: potential users as well as health providers do not distinguish clearly between ordinary contraception, EC and abortion. Based on quantitative and qualitative findings, the study shows the need to intervene in providing the population and the health sector with information on EC, its mechanisms and accessibility, and the 'grey areas' that hinder an adequate distinction between regular contraception, EC and abortion.