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Emergency Contraception

open access: yesGynecological Endocrinology, 2013
There have been numerous attempts to control fertility after unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI). From very bizarre methods like the vaginal application of Coca Cola to the more serious attempts using calcium antagonists influencing fertility parameters in sperm to hormonal methods or intrauterine devices.
Kristina, Gemzell-Danielsson   +2 more
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The Principle of Legal Protection in the Provision of Emergency Contraception Services for Rape Victims under Law 36 of 2009 on Health

open access: yesNurani Hukum, 2023
Rape, a violent act involving coerced sexual intercourse, necessitates the provision of emergency contraception services to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Mia Yulia Fitrianti   +2 more
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Knowledge and Patterns of Use of Emergency Oral Contraception among Portuguese Female Users of Healthcare Services

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: The lack of knowledge about the existence, effectiveness, and supply of emergency contraception as well as access to it, its effective duration and the lack of recognition of the need for its use can prevent women from using it. The aim of
Ângela Rodrigues   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION [PDF]

open access: yesObstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2000
The time has come for emergency contraception. It is highly underused worldwide, and especially in the United States, where patient and physician awareness remain low. There are several highly effective, well-tolerated methods that can be used to prevent undesired pregnancy after unprotected intercourse.
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Conscientious Objection to Emergency Contraception

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2022
Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Emergency contraception is formally recognized as the only effective way to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse by the World Health Organization.[1] The word emergency ...
Fiona Griffin
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned or ambivalent pregnancies

open access: yesRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2014
Objective To analyze the determinants of emergency contraception non-use among women in unplanned and ambivalent pregnancies.
Osmara Alves dos Santos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uptake and User Characteristics for Pharmacy-Based Contraception and Chlamydia Treatment: A Quantitative Retrospective Study from the UK

open access: yesPharmacy, 2021
The health provider Umbrella delivers several SRHS through more than 120 pharmacies in Birmingham (England). Umbrella pharmacy data collected between August 2015 and August 2018 were used to descriptively analyse the uptake and user characteristics for ...
Julia Gauly   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency contraceptive knowledge, attitudes and practices among female students at the University of Botswana: A descriptive survey

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2018
Background: Unintended pregnancies are associated with unsafe abortions and maternal deaths, particularly in countries such as Botswana, where abortion is illegal.
Bobby Kgosiemang, Julia Blitz
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge of Emergency Contraception among College Students in Zanjan, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2018
Background & aim: Avoiding unintended pregnancy is an important issue among college students. Emergency contraception is considered as a practical method to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.
Azam Maleki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency contraception methods: efficacy, safety and acceptability

open access: yesМедицинский совет, 2021
Prevention of unwanted pregnancies, abortions and their complications is one of the major problems of healthcare. The most effective method of unwanted pregnancies prevention is family planning with highly effective contraceptive methods.
P. R. Abakarova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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