Background Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device
(Cu‐IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions …

Several options for emergency contraception are available in the United States. This article
describes each method, including efficacy, mode of action, safety, side effect profile, and …

Emergency contraception provides women with a last chance to prevent unintended
pregnancy after sex. In the United States, available options for emergency contraception are …

OBJECTIVE: We use new estimates of conception probabilities by cycle day of intercourse,
where cycle day is measured with day 1 being the first day of bleeding in a cycle, to propose …

OBJECTIVE: Current protocols state that the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception
can be initiated up to 72 hours after unprotected intercourse. The purpose of this study was …

Emergency contraception is an underused therapeutic option for women in the event of
unprotected sexual intercourse. Available postcoital contraceptives include emergency …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) provide recommendations for use of emergency contraceptive pills …

• More than 75 million women throughout the world currently rely on combined oral
contraceptives (COCs). In the United States, 4 out of 5 women born since 1945 have used …

Despite significant declines over the past 2 decades, the United States continues to
experience birth rates among teenagers that are significantly higher than other high-income …

Emergency contraception (EC) prevents pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive
failure. Use of EC has increased markedly in countries where a product is available over the …