Ulipristal Acetate Taken 48–120 Hours After Intercourse for Emergency Contraception
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Ulipristal acetate emergency contraception.
I read with interest the letter by Webb et al. about the pitfalls of adapting the Clinical Effectiveness Unit’s guidance on emergency contraception (EC). Their letter discusses, in relation to maximising the pharmacodynamic attributes of ulipristal acetate (UA), the significant inaccuracies inherent in the calculation of the timing of ovulation based on the menstrual history. However, we freque...
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Despite the widespread availability of highly effective methods of contraception, unintended pregnancy is common. Unplanned pregnancies have been linked to a range of health, social and economic consequences. Emergency contraception reduces risk of pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, and represents an opportunity to decrease number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions. Emergency contrace...
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Unintended pregnancy is a global reproductive health problem. Emergency contraception (EC) provides women with a safe means of preventing unwanted pregnancies after having unprotected intercourse. While 1.5 mg of levonorgestrel (LNG) as a single dose or in 2 doses with 12 hours apart is the currently gold standard EC regimen, a single dose of 30 mg ulipristal acetate (UPA) has recently been pro...
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These conclusions are shared by most authoritative international drug administrations. The USA FDA just adds that alterations to the endometrium might possibly contribute to UPA efficacy (http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2010/022474s000lbl.pdf), whereas the European Medicines Agency only mentions ovulatory delay (http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/EPAR__Prod...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of ulipristal acetate and levonorgestrel in minors in France, and analyze whether it is worthwhile to provide ulipristal acetate to minors free of charge. METHODS The cost-effectiveness of two emergency contraceptive methods was compared based on a decision-analytical model. Pregnancy rates, outcomes of unintended pregnancies, and resource utilizat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0029-7844
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e3181c8e2aa