Within the UK, a pharmacist consultation is mandatory to obtain emergency contraception (EC) and over half of all EC is provided by a pharmacist.1 More can and should be done to use this contact point to prevent unintended pregnancies and encourage uptake of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). The Bridge-It study – a trial to determine whether provision of a 3-month supply of the progestogen-only pill (POP) at the time of obtaining EC resulted in higher uptake of an effective contraceptive – was associated with a 20% increase in use of an effective form of contraception, compared with only providing EC.2 Bridging – the idea of giving a woman a temporary but effective method of contraception that she can start immediately after using EC – gives women time to schedule an appointment to establish and transition to long-term contraception that will cater to their needs. Unless an effective form of contraception is begun following use of EC, risk of pregnancy remains.2 Women who engage in unprotected sex following use of EC are also three times more likely …

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女性应该能够在没有处方的情况下从药剂师那里获得仅含孕激素的药丸

在英国，必须咨询药剂师才能获得紧急避孕药 (EC)，超过一半的 EC 由药剂师提供。 1 可以而且应该采取更多措施来使用这个联系点来预防意外怀孕并鼓励长期服用避孕药。作用可逆避孕（LARC）。Bridge-It 研究是一项试验，旨在确定在获得 EC 时提供 3 个月的纯孕激素药丸 (POP) 是否会导致更高的有效避孕药摄入量 - 与 20% 的增加有关与仅提供 EC 相比，使用有效的避孕方式。2 桥接——为女性提供一种临时但有效的避孕方法，她可以在使用 EC 后立即开始——让女性有时间安排预约，以建立和过渡到满足其需求的长期避孕。除非在使用 EC 后开始采取有效的避孕措施，否则怀孕的风险仍然存在。2 在使用 EC 后进行无保护性行为的女性的可能性也高出三倍……