Emergency contraception–A review

P Rudzinski, I Lopuszynska, D Pazik… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
… of emergency contraceptives and to present an evidence-based approach to EC provision.
Emergency contraception is a safe and effective option in preventing unwanted pregnancy, …

Use and awareness of emergency contraceptives among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

KA Kwame, LE Bain, E Manu, EE Tarkang - Contraception and …, 2022 - Springer
unwanted pregnancies and their complications. … Unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion
can be prevented by the use of contraceptive methods including emergency contraceptives

Unplanned pregnancy and awareness of emergency contraception: a postpartum period survey

E Baser, D Aydogan Kirmizi, T Kasapoglu… - … of Contraception & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
unintended pregnancy (43% and 42%, respectively) [Citation10]. Emergency contraception
(EC) has the potential to significantly reduce the rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion…

Emergency contraception in the emergency department

M Mazer-Amirshahi, P Ye - The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
unwanted pregnancy, particularly in the setting of restricted abortion access. … Emergency
contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after having unprotected sex or after contraception

Factors influencing the use of emergency contraceptives among reproductive age women in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ghana

DS Yeboah, MA Appiah, GB Kampitib - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Emergency contraceptives are mostly used … unintended pregnancy when taken correctly.
However, unlike other modern contraceptives such as condoms, emergency contraceptives

Why is it so difficult to access emergency contraceptive pills in Japan?

S Sorano, S Emmi, C Smith - The Lancet Regional Health–Western …, 2021 - thelancet.com
unintended pregnancy increased amid the COVID19 pandemic where consultations for
unintended pregnancy … at risk of an unintended pregnancy to access emergency contraception. …

Switching emergency contraceptives to non-prescription status and unwanted pregnancy among adult and teenage women: A long-term European comparative study

S Italia, P Schröder-Bäck, H Brand - South Eastern European Journal of …, 2023 - seejph.com
unintended pregnancy after unprotected sex is quickly taking an emergency contraceptive
(… In Europe, mainly two active ingredients are used for emergency contraception, …

Emergency contraception: Access and challenges at times of uncertainty

RA Stein, AN Deverakonda, A Katz… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
… The authors pointed out that these actions, by hindering access, could negatively affect
unwanted pregnancy rates among teens in these states. In a similar study conducted during 2015…

Assessment of emergency contraceptives utilization and associated factors among female college students at Debre Tabor town

TW Demissie, AM Nigatu, GM Beyene - Contraception and Reproductive …, 2020 - Springer
… in modern contraceptive methods, unintended pregnancy is still a big health problem but
can be minimized by the proper utilization of emergency contraceptives. However different …

Emergency contraception and impact on abortion rates

L Michie, ST Cameron - Best practice & research Clinical obstetrics & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emergency contraception (EC) can help reduce the risk of an unintended pregnancy when
no method of contraception has been used or when a contraceptive method fails (eg condom …