Pregnancy Risk by Frequency and Timing of Unprotected Intercourse Before Intrauterine Device Placement for Emergency Contraception
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Review: levonorgestrel and mifepristone are effective emergency methods for preventing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse.
Data sources: Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2003), Popline, Medline (1966 to April 2003), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1980–2003), CINAHL (1982–2003), Biological abstracts database (1985 to April 2003), Chinese Biological Medical discs (1992 to April 2003), World Health Organization resources (July 2003), Emergency Contraception World Wide Web server (April 2003), contacts with experts and pharmaceutic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0029-7844
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004433