CONTEXT: Few nationally representative studies have examined the prevalence and
predictors of emergency contraception use or of receipt of counseling about the method. The …

CONTEXT: Little is known about how written family planning clinic policy regarding
emergency contraception, as well as personal characteristics, behaviors and attitudes, may …

INTRODUCTION: Emergency contraception (EC) reduces women's risk for pregnancy after
unprotected intercourse, and women's awareness of the method is increasingly important for …

OBJECTIVE: The State of California has taken several steps to make emergency
contraceptives (ECs) available to women in the state. By using data from the 1999-2001 …

Analysis of data from the 2006–2008 National Survey of Family Growth indicates that use of
emergency contraception in the United States has increased after changes in its prescription …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to evaluate the acceptance, use and recall of an
optional advance prescription for emergency contraception (EC). MATERIALS AND …

OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in knowledge of emergency contraception (EC) and
determine whether disparities in knowledge have persisted over time. STUDY DESIGN: This …

This study assesses the baseline knowledge of emergency contraception (EC) in a Boston
neighborhood. A written survey was distributed to women aged 18–44 years in the Boston …

. Almost 1 in 5 never-married women (19%), 1 in 7 cohabiting women (14%), and 1 in 20
currently or formerly married women (5.7%) had ever used emergency contraception.• About …

BACKGROUND: California allowed women access to emergency contraception (EC) without
a physicians' prescription in 2002. METHODS: To assess knowledge of and perceived …