{
  "abstract": "The UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UKMEC) provides evidence-based guidance on the safety of contraceptive methods for individuals with specific medical conditions. The 2025 update began in 2023 with a scoping review, followed by targeted literature reviews and appraisal by a multidisciplinary Guideline Development Group (GDG). This editorial summarises the key revisions introduced in the 2025 UKMEC. 1",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Amersham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ramona Malek"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Susan Wakil Building, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Kirsten Black"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Island City Practice, Portsmouth, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Sudarmathi Rajamanickam"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Alexandra-Andreea Ciritel"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, London, UK",
        "Department of Women & Children’s Health, King’s College London, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Benjamin Boxer"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Sarah Willett"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, London, UK",
        "Locala Sexual Health, Dewsbury, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Rebecca Strauss"
    }
  ],
  "title": "The new UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UKMEC) 2025: what has changed?",
  "uid": "5b422004-3a9f-5b8f-8041-8d275f58a6d4"
}