Documented methods of emergency contraception offered by quarter from April 2012 to March 2013
| Type of EC offered | April–June [n (%)] | July–September [n (%)] | October–December [n (%)] | January–March [n (%)] | Total [n (%)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNG, UPA, Cu-IUD | 583 (39.9) | 734 (47.6) | 817 (54.1) | 866 (54.2) | 3000 (49.1) |
| LNG | 386 (26.4) | 373 (24.2) | 318 (21.1) | 337 (21.1) | 1414 (23.1) |
| LNG, Cu-IUD | 302 (20.7) | 263 (17.0) | 202 (13.4) | 183 (11.5) | 950 (15.5) |
| Other combinations | 73 (5.0) | 78 (5.1) | 81 (5.4) | 105 (6.6) | 337 (5.5) |
| Not documented | 116 (7.9) | 95 (6.2) | 91 (6.0) | 107 (6.7) | 409 (6.7) |
| Total | 1460 | 1543 | 1509 | 1598 | 6110 |
Cu-IUD, copper intrauterine device; EC, emergency contraception; LNG, levonorgestrel; UPA, ulipristal acetate.
NB. On the electronic patient records there is a tick box that asks what methods of EC have been offered, which is how these data were collated. However, this section is not mandatory and it relies on clinicians fully completing all sections of the patient record. It is usually possible to obtain these data by reading free-text sections; however, notes were not checked for this missing information.