Facts About Emergency Contraception

90% of adults in Ireland believe that emergency contraception should be available (ISSHR, 2006).
Irish Contraception & Crisis Pregnancy (ICCP) study reported that 5% of 18 to 25 year olds had used emergency contraception in the past year.
Knowledge of the time limit for taking the pill was better amongst women with 64% of women and only one quarter of men correctly identifying the 72-hour time limit for emergency contraception. (ICCP, 2004).
We know from research that from a sample of 46 participants who had taken the emergency contraceptive pill on the most recent occasion, 19% said it was because no contraception had been used. (ICCP, 2004).

In a survey of women requesting emergency contraception, 64% said they used contraception when having sex but their contraception failed. In 76% of these cases condoms were used. (HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme Report No. 14).

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