Emergency Postcoital Contraception
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-the; A major reduction in the number of unwanted pregnancies and pregnancy terminations could be achieved if an effective method of emergency pregnancy interception (postcoital contraception) was readily available to women. This policy stakmnt describes a method which is the Yuzpe 2 + 2 regimen; the use of two tablets of estradioI/levonorgestrel, with an antiemetic, followed by a second identical dose 12 hours later.
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Changing Trends in Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception is defined as the use of drugs or devices to prevent pregnancy after unprotected coitus. It is sometimes referred to as ‘morning after’ or postcoital contraception. Global rates of unintended pregnancy are alarming and would suggest that knowledge of, and access to, emergency contraception is an area that needs to be developed1. Emergency contraception has been called th...
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References 1 McCann M, Potter L. Progestin-only oral contraception: a comprehensive review. Contraception 1994; 50(6): S44–S49. 2 Fabunmi L, Perks N. Caesarean section scar ectopic pregnancy following postcoital contraception. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2002: 28: 155–156. 3 WHO Task Force on Postovulatory Methods of Fertility Regulation. Randomised controlled trial of levonorgestrel versus ...
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