Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use

This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC), the first edition of which was published in 1996, presents current WHO guidance on the safety of various contraceptive methods for use in the context o...

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Corporate Authors: World Health Organization Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization 2015, 2015
Edition:Fifth edition
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC), the first edition of which was published in 1996, presents current WHO guidance on the safety of various contraceptive methods for use in the context of specific health conditions and characteristics. This is the fifth edition of the MEC - the latest in the series of periodic updates. This edition is divided into two parts. Part I describes how the recommendations were developed and Part II contains the recommendations and describes how to use them. The recommendations contained within this document are based on the latest clinical and epidemiological data. Several tools and job aids are available from WHO and other sources to help providers use these recommendations in practice