Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use: executive summary, 6th ed.

Overview

This document is part of the process for improving the quality of care in family planning. This is the executive summary of the sixth edition of the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC) which presents current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on the safety of various contraceptive methods for use in the context of specific health conditions and personal or physiological characteristics. It introduces the MEC guideline, provides a description of the methods used to develop the recommendations for the sixth edition, and a summary of the new recommendations.