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Postcoital emergency contraception
Therapeutische Umschau, 2001Die 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, 2016Purpose 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, 2012On 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 +2 more
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Interventions for emergency contraception
2012Emergency 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 +2 more
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Emergency Postcoital Contraception
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 1998Of 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 +3 more
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Adolescents and emergency contraception
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2002The 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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Update on Emergency Contraception
Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2012Emergency contraception (EC) is any method used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy. This article provides an overview of the history of EC methods and describes the current availability of oral and intrauterine EC. Oral forms include the Yuzpe regimen (combining ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel), levonorgestrel‐only pills, and ulipristal
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Emerging female contraceptives
Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, 2011Fifty years after the first contraceptive, the market remains restricted regarding composition, cost and routes of administration, and satisfying the needs of millions of women with different requirements according to their stage in life.Women need contraception for almost 30 years of their life.
Luis, Bahamondes +3 more
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Interventions for emergency contraception
2008Emergency contraception is using a drug or copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions are available for emergency contraception. Information on the comparative efficacy, safety and convenience of these methods is crucial for reproductive health care providers and the women they ...
L, Cheng +4 more
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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 ...
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