Medical Eligibility Criteria for Initiating Contraception
A reference tool for clinicians who want to check a patient’s medical eligibility for initiating various forms of contraception as they relate to absolute and relative contraindications. Information is based on 2024 contraception guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization. You can download the 2024 contraception guidelines and charts below or visit the CDC website for the full set of provider tools.
Downloads
- pdf Medical Eligibility for Initiating Contraception
- pdf 2024 U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use
- pdf Summary Chart of U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (U.S. MEC)
- pdf 2024 U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
- pdf Charts for Management of Bleeding Irregularities While Using Contraception and Management of IUDs When Users are Found to Have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- pdf Recommended Actions After Late or Missed Combined Oral Contraceptives Chart
- pdf When to Start Using Specific Contraceptive Methods Chart
- pdf Supplementary Appendix: GRADE Tables for SPR
- pdf Supplementary Appendix: GRADE Tables for MEC
