Emergency contraception is used as a one-time backup, not a regular method — it does not appear in the EA-17 dissatisfaction question at all. This page shows what regular methods these 1,607 EC users stopped when they were unhappy.
How we get to the number
EC is not listed in EA-17 because it is episodic, not a continuous method. The analysis below shows which regular methods these EC users stopped.
The takeaway
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EC does not appear in the EA-17 dissatisfaction question — it is a one-time backup, not a regular method.
No METHSTOP code for emergency contraception
44.1%
Of EC users stopped at least one regular contraceptive method due to dissatisfaction.
708 out of 1607 EC users
899
EC users who were never dissatisfied with any regular method.
55.9% of all EC users
Who are these women?
708 EC users who stopped at least one regular method due to dissatisfaction