Postcoital contraception by topical application of some steroidal and nonsteroidal agents.

Commentary: Judicial review of the pharmacy provision of emergency contraception in the UK.

1970s, ‘The Morning After’ was the title of the daily newspaper of the Sixtieth Annual Conference of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America held in New York.1 Attending the conference during transatlantic study leave, the Honorary Secretary of the National Association of Family Planning Doctors was impressed during the reception at the ‘Windows on the World’ restaurant atop the World Trad...

Of interception, postcoital contraception and the morning after.

1970s, ‘The Morning After’ was the title of the daily newspaper of the Sixtieth Annual Conference of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America held in New York.1 Attending the conference during transatlantic study leave, the Honorary Secretary of the National Association of Family Planning Doctors was impressed during the reception at the ‘Windows on the World’ restaurant atop the World Trad...

Inadvertent use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device as postcoital contraception.

The intrauterine device (IUD) is an effective means of contraception,1,2 and insertion is a procedure that is commonly performed in a family physician’s office. Standard practice requires that a current pregnancy be excluded before insertion; on-site urine testing is the most obvious way to do this. This case describes an instance of inadvertent insertion of an IUD in a woman who was already pr...

Knowledge and use of secondary contraception among patients requesting termination of pregnancy.

The results of a survey of 769 patients attending the St. James's University Fertility Control Clinic, England, for abortion services showed that patients seeing general practitioners were less knowledgeable than those attending specialist clinics. There was a demonstrated need for counseling on pill and condom use and protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Knowledge of postcoital ...

Safety advantages of topical versus oral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.