WHO guidance broadens recommended contraceptive choices
The World Health Organization has issued new guidance intended to widen contraceptive options, including longer use of some existing methods and mifepristone for emergency contraception. The recommendations also support research and development of new contraceptives for men, Premium Times reports.
The World Health Organization has released new guidelines intended to expand contraceptive choices, Premium Times Nigeria reports. The guidance includes support for longer use of some existing contraceptive methods. It also identifies mifepristone for use as emergency contraception, according to the supplied report.
The WHO recommendations additionally address the development of new contraceptives for men. The material does not specify which existing methods could be used for longer, the circumstances in which mifepristone is recommended or the development stage of prospective male contraceptives. The stated purpose of the guidance is to widen the range of options available to people seeking contraception.
It combines recommendations on current methods with support for additional research and products, including methods aimed at men. The supplied information does not provide the date of publication, the evidence cited by the WHO, national implementation requirements or any changes to access rules. It also does not describe how the recommendations differ from earlier guidance.
The new document therefore represents an expansion of the WHO’s recommended contraceptive choices, but further details of the clinical guidance and how health systems are expected to apply it were not included in the source material.
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