Emergency Contraception

Patients need emergency contraception (EC) when their contraceptive method has failed, they have used their contraceptive method inconsistently, or they did not use a method while sexually active. EC needs arise quickly and providers need to be able to respond in kind. Here you will find resources to assist providers and administrative staff in providing EC as soon as possible, including tools to assist patients in selecting which form of EC is right for them.

PICCK-created resources:

• Administrative
  • PICCK Checklist for Champion: Emergency Contraception
  • Phone Room Guidance for Emergency Contraception
  • Sample Email Blast About Change in Emergency Contraception Protocol
  • Sample Telephone Triage Protocol for Emergency Contraception
• Information about Emergency Contraception
  • Emergency Contraception Toolkit
  • Emergency Contraception Information Sheet
  • Massachusetts 24 Hour Pharmacies That Stock Ella

Curated Resources:

• Administrative
  • Practice Bulletin: Emergency Contraception
  • Sample EC Telephone Triage Protocol
• Information about Emergency Contraception
  • Emergency Contraception and Medication Abortion: What’s the Difference?
  • Emergency Contraception Pill Fact Sheet
  • Virtual Coffee Webinar: What’s New in Emergency Contraception
  • Review of Emergency Contraception
  • Missed a Birth Control Pill? Here’s What to Do
  • Late, late for a Very Important Pill?
  • Providing Ongoing Hormonal Contraception After Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills
  • Levonorgestrel vs. Copper Intrauterine Devices for Emergency Contraception
• Adolescents
  • Adolescent Sexual Health: Contraception
• Emergency Contraception Methods
  • Which EC is Right for Me?
    • RHAP provides this resource in English, Spanish, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
  • Which Kind of Emergency Contraception Should I Use?
  • Plan C: Copper IUD as Emergency Contraception Toolkit
• Committee Opinions
  • Committee Opinion: Access to Emergency Contraception