Controversial opinions exist about the possible mechanisms throughout emergency contraception prevents pregnancy. Recently, the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception released a Joint Statement declaring that 'inhibition or delay of ovulation should be their primary and possibly only mechanism of action'. They still ad...

BACKGROUND About one third of all pregnancies are unplanned and 20% of all pregnancies end in abortion. More than 170,000 legal abortions are performed in the United Kingdom annually. Nearly all general practitioners provide contraceptive advice; the most commonly used form of reversible contraception is the oral contraceptive pill. AIM The aim of this study was to determine factors associate...

CONTEXT Advance provision of emergency contraception increases the likelihood of its use, yet little is known about the factors that influence successful implementation of an advance provision policy in publicly funded family planning clinics. METHODS Data on knowledge of, attitudes toward and use of emergency contraception were collected from 211 patients attending four Title X-funded clinic...

Introduction. In order to educate any subject, needs and Lack of knowledge must be recognized. Family Planning is an essential subject for instructing to all university students, therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine educational needs of medical student about Emergency Contraception ( EC ). Methods. This descriptive study was performed on 102 female nursing midwifery, Health, an...

Although the overall pregnancy rate for adolescent females has decreased in the past few years, teen pregnancy continues to be an issue in the United States. Teen pregnancy adversely affects the mom, infant, and community. Emergency contraception (EC) is a contraceptive method adolescents can use to prevent pregnancy and when used correctly can prevent 95% of unintended pregnancies. Studies hav...

BACKGROUND The contraceptive prevalence in our environment is very low with attendant increase in unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. The use of emergency contraception (EC) in women with unprotected intercourse could be the only option that can avoid the unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contra...

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BACKGROUND To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the combined regimen (consisting of condoms and emergency contraception pills (ECP)) and using condoms only for the purpose of preventing pregnancy. METHODS One-thousand-five-hundred-and-sixty-two (1,562) couples as volunteers enrolled at nine centers in Shanghai. Eight-hundred-and-twelve (812) were randomized to use male condoms and ECP...

CONTEXT Few nationally representative studies have examined the prevalence and predictors of emergency contraception use or of receipt of counseling about the method. The impact of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2006 approval of behind-the-counter sales of the method to women aged 18 and older remains to be seen; therefore, understanding patterns of use and counseling before the 2006 p...

OBJECTIVE To compare the physiologic effects of vaginally and orally administered emergency contraception. DESIGN Prospective, open-label, crossover study. SETTING University research center. PATIENT(S) Nine regularly menstruating volunteers. INTERVENTION(S) Five subjects received 1,000 microg of levonorgestrel with 200 microg of ethinyl E2 (twice the standard Yuzpe regimen dose) vagina...