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Table 3 Total months of contraceptive provision by method

From: Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on contraceptive prescribing in general practice: a retrospective analysis of English prescribing data between 2019 and 2020

Total Months of supply

CHC all

COCP

Patch

Ring

PO all

POP

Injection

Implant

IUC all

IUS

IUD

All EC

LNG EHC

UPA EC

Apr19

1,372,132

1,336,916

28,894

6322

2,388,779

1,087,609

241,678

389,340

1,011,432

670,152

341,280

9397

6140

3257

May19

1,529,103

1,488,803

32,890

7410

2,656,959

1,211,044

253,187

431,568

1,137,180

761,160

376,020

10,100

6607

3493

Jun19

1,429,162

1,390,976

31,541

6645

2,500,590

1,112,190

235,464

412,128

1,106,448

740,808

365,640

9650

6388

3262

Apr20

1,167,013

1,128,523.67

31,889

6147

1,585,174

1,191,055

193,323

74,880

196,416

125,916

70,500

5429

3660

1769

May20

1,075,833

1,040,898

29,394

5541

1,427,642

1,063,629

193,961

67,284

167,628

102,768

64,860

6630

4369

2261

Jun20

1,165,342

1,126,192

32,939

6211

1,724,337

1,120,560

208,773

157,680

366,384

237,324

129,060

8821

5803

3018

  1. CHC Combined Hormonal Contraception, COCP Combined Oral contraceptive Pill, PO progesterone only methods, POP progesterone Only Pill, IUC intrauterine Contraception, IUS intrauterine system, IUD Intrauterine Device, EC Emergency contraception, LNG Levonorgestral emergency Hormonal contraception, UPA EC Ulipristal acetate emergency contraception