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Access to Emergency Contraception

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2000
To evaluate access to emergency contraception among women seeking help from clinicians who registered to be listed on the Emergency Contraception Hotline (1-888-NOT-2-LATE, ie, 1-888-668-2528) and the Emergency Contraception Website (not-2-late.com).Two college-educated investigators posing as women who had a condom break the previous night called 200 ...
J, Trussell, V, Duran, T, Shochet, K, Moore   +3 more
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Emergency contraception

Emergency Nurse, 1999
It has been suggested that A&E departments in the UK should be in the forefront of providing out of hours emergency contraception services because of the 24 hour availability, and to help meet the Health of the Nation targets in reducing unwanted pregnancy.
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Emergency Postcoital Contraception

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 1998
Of the estimated 3.5 million unintended pregnancies that occur each year in the United States, some 1.7 million are thought to be the result of contraceptive failure. The extremely high numbers of unintended pregnancies not only in the United States but also worldwide indicates that emergency contraception remains an important but underused method of ...
V M, Chiou, L A, Shrier, S J, Emans, L Y, Shrier   +3 more
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Postcoital emergency contraception

Therapeutische Umschau, 2001
Die heute aktuellen Methoden der postkoitalen Notfall-Kontrazeption werden beschrieben und untereinander verglichen. Die Methode der ersten Wahl ist die einzig Gestagen enthaltende Pille, da sie der kombinierten Östrogen/Gestagen-Pille (Yuzpe-Methode) in ihrer Wirksamkeit überlegen und mit deutlich weniger Nebenwirkungen behaftet ist.
C, Spycher, G, Bigler
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Update on emergency contraception

Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Purpose of review Emergency contraception provides a critical and time-sensitive opportunity for women to prevent undesired pregnancy after intercourse. Both access and available options for emergency contraception have changed over the last several years.
Wing Kay, Fok, Paul D, Blumenthal
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The Politics of Emergency Contraception

New England Journal of Medicine, 2012
On December 7, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled an FDA decision to approve over-the-counter sales of Plan B One-Step. Although the drug can be used safely without medical supervision, it apparently poses unacceptable political risks.
Alastair J J, Wood, Jeffrey M, Drazen, Michael F, Greene   +2 more
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Adolescents and emergency contraception

Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2002
The United States has a high rate of teen pregnancies. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved hormonal emergency contraception (EC), which can be used after unprotected intercourse to reduce the likelihood that a pregnancy will occur. Several pill regimens that are now available by prescription only are safe and effective if used within 72 ...
Carol F, Roye, Jennifer R M, Johnsen
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Hormonal Emergency Contraception

Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 2002
In the 1960s, high‐dose estrogen was identified as a highly effective emergency contraceptive but was associated with a high frequency of nausea and vomiting. The combination of low‐dose estrogen and a progestin (the Yuzpe regimen) is highly effective and much better tolerated.
Melissa Sanders, Wanner, Rachel L, Couchenour   +1 more
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Update on emergency contraception

Advances in Therapy, 2010
Emergency contraception is a woman's last chance to prevent unintended pregnancy. Ulipristal acetate, a selective progesterone receptor modulator, when taken as a single 30 mg dose, is a new, safe and effective emergency contraceptive that can be used from the first day and up to 5 days following unprotected intercourse.
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Interventions for emergency contraception

2012
Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions are available for EC. Information on the comparative effectiveness, safety and convenience of these methods is crucial for reproductive healthcare providers and the women they serve.To ...
Linan, Cheng, Yan, Che, A Metin, Gülmezoglu   +2 more
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