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Emergency Postcoital Contraception
New England Journal of Medicine, 1997Emergency postcoital contraception may be defined as the use of a drug or device to prevent pregnancy after intercourse. Unwanted pregnancy is common; worldwide, about 50 million pregnancies are terminated each year.1 It has been calculated that each year the widespread use of emergency contraception in the United States could prevent over 1 million ...
Anna Glasier
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The Lancet, 2005
Teen birth rates in the United States have declined during the last decade but remain much higher than rates in other developed countries. Reduction of unintended pregnancy during adolescence and the associated negative consequences of early pregnancy and early childbearing remain public health concerns.
Lee Ann E, Conard, Melanie A, Gold
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Teen birth rates in the United States have declined during the last decade but remain much higher than rates in other developed countries. Reduction of unintended pregnancy during adolescence and the associated negative consequences of early pregnancy and early childbearing remain public health concerns.
Lee Ann E, Conard, Melanie A, Gold
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Nursing Standard, 2004
The authors outline practical issues related to emergency contraception.
Kathy, French +3 more
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The authors outline practical issues related to emergency contraception.
Kathy, French +3 more
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Emergency contraception in the emergency department
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which will limit legal abortion in many areas of the U.S., making the need for effective emergency contraception even more critical.This narrative review focuses on the approach to providing safe and effective emergency contraception in the emergency department (ED) with a focus on agents that
Maryann, Mazer-Amirshahi, Peggy, Ye
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British Medical Bulletin, 1993
The term 'emergency contraception', as employed in this paper, refers to methods that are used as emergency procedures to prevent pregnancy following unprotected intercourse. Alternative, less appropriate, terms are postcoital and 'morning-after' contraception. References to postcoital preparations can be found as far back as 1500 BC in Egyptian papyri,
P F, Van Look, H, von Hertzen
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The term 'emergency contraception', as employed in this paper, refers to methods that are used as emergency procedures to prevent pregnancy following unprotected intercourse. Alternative, less appropriate, terms are postcoital and 'morning-after' contraception. References to postcoital preparations can be found as far back as 1500 BC in Egyptian papyri,
P F, Van Look, H, von Hertzen
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Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2014
This review summarises the development of emergency contraception (EC) methods, and provides an overview on the currently available options of EC which are effective and safe back-up methods in case of non-use or failure of the regular contraception. The copper intrauterine contraceptive device is currently the most effective method. In most countries,
Ho, PC, Li, RHW, Lo, STS
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This review summarises the development of emergency contraception (EC) methods, and provides an overview on the currently available options of EC which are effective and safe back-up methods in case of non-use or failure of the regular contraception. The copper intrauterine contraceptive device is currently the most effective method. In most countries,
Ho, PC, Li, RHW, Lo, STS
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 2002
Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after a coital act not adequately protected by a regular method of contraception. In contrast to early medical abortion, emergency contraception prevents a pregnancy from starting and does not disrupt an established pregnancy.
David A, Grimes, Elizabeth G, Raymond
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Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after a coital act not adequately protected by a regular method of contraception. In contrast to early medical abortion, emergency contraception prevents a pregnancy from starting and does not disrupt an established pregnancy.
David A, Grimes, Elizabeth G, Raymond
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Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1994
Emergency contraception is the only form of contraception where implementation can occur after sexual relations or forced intercourse. Hormonal methods can be administered up to 72h after unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraception is safe, legal, and simple to administer.
K T, Barnhart, S J, Sondheimer
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Emergency contraception is the only form of contraception where implementation can occur after sexual relations or forced intercourse. Hormonal methods can be administered up to 72h after unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraception is safe, legal, and simple to administer.
K T, Barnhart, S J, Sondheimer
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Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 2001
Emergency contraceptives are methods that prevent pregnancy when used shortly after unprotected sex. Three different emergency contraceptive methods are safe, simple, and widely available in the United States. These are: (1) ordinary combined oral contraceptives containing ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel taken in a higher dose for a short period ...
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Emergency contraceptives are methods that prevent pregnancy when used shortly after unprotected sex. Three different emergency contraceptive methods are safe, simple, and widely available in the United States. These are: (1) ordinary combined oral contraceptives containing ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel taken in a higher dose for a short period ...
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