Atrial by the World Health Organization pub-lished in 1998 established “levonorgestrel only”
as the gold standard in hormonal emergency contraception. 1 Over 80 countries have now …

In the 1960s, high‐dose estrogen was identified as a highly effective emergency
contraceptive but was associated with a high frequency of nausea and vomiting. The …

Background: Timely access to emergency contraception has the potential to reduce the
number of unwanted pregnancies and subsequent abortions. A public health policy initiative …

ON DECEMBER 7, 2011, HEALTH AND HUMAN SER-vices Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
overruled the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) decision that levonorgestrel …

Objective To review current knowledge about emergency contraception (EC), including
available options, their modes of action, efficacy, safety, and the effective provision of EC …

BACKGROUND: We could find no previous published review of the evidence relating to
pharmacy supply of emergency hormonal contraception (EHC). Our objectives were to …

Emergency contraception (EC) refers to several contraceptive options that can be used
within a few days after unprotected or under protected intercourse or sexual assault to …

Background: Emergency hormonal contraceptives (EHC) are contraceptives used to prevent
unintended pregnancy following unprotected sexual intercourse (USI) or contraceptive …

Women and couples continue to experience unintended pregnancies at high rates. In the
US, 45% of all pregnancies are either mistimed or unwanted. Mishaps with contraceptives …

It is nearly 25 years since Yuzpe published his work on a combination of estrogen and
progestogen for emergency contraception. 1 Overall this method prevents three out of four …