Emergency Contraception, Myths and Facts

Linda Prine

doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2007.01.004

Emergency Contraception, Myths and Facts

Linda Prine

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Emergency contraception has the potential to reduce the United States unintended pregnancy rate by half. This article discusses the evidence on the safety and efficacy of emergency contraception, its side effects, as well as its mechanisms of action. Emergency contraception availability presents many opportunities for enhanced contraceptive care, beyond the obvious lapse in condom use, and evidence is lacking for contraindications to this expanded role. This article concludes that clinicians caring for women of reproductive age should recognize the importance of ready access to this medication to help prevent unintended pregnancies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-136
Number of pages	10
Journal	Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogc.2007.01.004
State	Published - Mar 2007
Externally published	Yes

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