Mary Short1, Johannes Bitzer2, Sam Rowlands3. 1. Rockcourt Medical Centre, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland and President of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland and Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 3. Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Bournemouth University, UK.