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Medical eligibility criteria wheel for contraceptive use

2008 update

Publication details

Publication date: 2009
Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish
Price: Packs of 20 wheels: CHF 40.00 / US$ 40.00 - Developing countries: CHF 28.00
ISBN: 978 92 4 154771 0

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This wheel contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods. It is based on the Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC), 3rd edition and its 2008 Update, one of WHO’s evidence-based guidelines. It tells family planning providers if a woman presenting with a known medical or physical condition is able to use various contraceptive methods safely and effectively. The wheel includes recommendations on initiating use of six common types of contraceptives.

Other language versions

• French
• Russian
• Spanish

MEC mobile application

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Related publications

• New recommendations on the safety of contraceptive methods for women with medical conditions: World Health Organization’s Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, fourth edition
  International Planned Parendhood Federation (IPPF) Medical Bulletin
  Volume 44 Number 1, March 2010
• Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
  Fourth edition, 2009
• Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use
  Second edition, 2004