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History and Efficacy of Emergency Contraception: Beyond Coca-Cola. (ARTICLES).
January 1, 1996... As affirmed at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, women have the right to control the number and timing of their pregnancies. To realize this right, women throughout the world need access to a broad range...

Case Studies in Emergency Contraception From Six Countries. (ARTICLES).
January 1, 1996... In countries where emergency contraception is offered, its availability and use vary widely, according to such factors as regulations and policies regarding the method, providers' and women's understanding of and attitudes toward it, and cost....

Research on New Methods of Emergency Contraception. (ARTICLES).
January 1, 1996... The term "emergency contraception" refers to specific contraceptive methods that can be used as emergency measures to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraception is used after coitus but before pregnancy has become...

The Effectiveness of the Yuzpe Regimen of Emergency Contraception. (ARTICLES).
January 1, 1996... Emergency contraception prevents pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. If widely used, it could substantially reduce the number of unintended pregnancies that occur each year in the United States. (1) Emergency contraceptives...

Emergency Contraception: The International Planned Parenthood Federation's Experience. (RESEARCH NOTE).
January 1, 1996... The first contraceptive revolution took place in the early 1960s with the introduction of the pill. During the ensuing three decades, oral contraceptives, IUDs, injectables, barrier methods and improved forms of surgical contraception became...

Introducing Emergency Contraceptive Services: Communications Strategies and the Role of Women's Health Advocates. (COMMENTS).
January 1, 1996... Emergency contraception refers to the prevention of pregnancy through use of contraceptive methods after unprotected intercourse. Contraceptives that can be used for emergencies include the IUD and a variety of hormonal methods. Although...

Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Introducing Emergency Contraception in the Philippines. (COMMENTS).
January 1, 1996... Emergency contraception is the use of drugs or devices to prevent pregnancy within a few days after unprotected coitus. A variety of legal and political obstacles may hamper the introduction of emergency contraception into developing countries....

Knowledge and Perceptions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills Among a College-Age Population: A Qualitative Approach. (COMMENTS).
January 1, 1996... Results from focus-group discussions with a population of university students who have convenient access to emergency contraceptive pills show that basic awareness about this method is high, although specific knowledge on appropriate use, such...

How Frequently is Emergency Contraception Prescribed? (RESEARCH NOTE).
January 1, 1996... A 1993 survey of 294 reproductive health care providers, family practitioners and emergency room physicians investigated the frequency of prescribing emergency contraception. Hormonal emergency contraception had been prescribed by respondents...

The Effectiveness of Postcoital Hormonal Contraception. (RESEARCH NOTES).
January 1, 1996... In a recent review of the literature on the efficacy of postcoital hormonal contraception (PCHC), Louise Silvestre, Yasmina Bouali and Andre Ulmann reanalyzed the data from all previous studies of PCHC that had a sample of at least 500 women....

Emergency Contraceptive Pills: A Simple Proposal to Reduce Unintended Pregnancies. (VIEWPOINT).
January 1, 1996... About 3.5 million unintended pregnancies occur each year in the United States; roughly half (1.7 million) of these result from contraceptive failure. (1*) We argue here that the considerable human costs resulting from this very large number of...