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EC pills likelier to be used when supplied in advance. (Prescription Isn't Enough).
NEW ORLEANS -- Women with an advance supply of emergency contraceptive pills are significantly more likely to use them than women who receive just an advance prescription, preliminary results of a randomized study suggest.
Providing a prescription for emergency contraception (EC)--as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)-appears to be insufficient for preventing unwanted pregnancy, particularly in high-risk populations, Dr. Eliza Ng said in a poster presentation at ACOG's annual meeting.
Nearly 19% of the 26 patients from an urban family planning clinic who received a supply of levonorgestrel (Plan B) EC pills and completed a follow-up questionnaire 3 months later had used the treatment, compared with none of the 32 patients who received just an advance prescription for the drug, reported Dr. Ng of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
At baseline, no patients in the supply group and five patients in the prescription group had ever used EC pills. All patients were at least 18 years of age and had presented to the clinic for a first-trimester abortion or family planning.
Patients were excluded from the study if they were more than 13 ...
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...but very few discussed it with their patients on a regular basis, and almost none...Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Patients who participated in the study agree with...EC use and contraceptive compliance of patients given EC in advance of need with patients...
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- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Schneider, Mary Ellen September 1, 2003 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Contraceptive Technology Update December 1, 2003 700+ words
...benefits or problems created in patient care in the participant's...EC)? A. Few women used EC pills appropriately without provider...counseling. B. All women used EC pills appropriately without provider...the women in the study used EC pills in an appropriate manner...
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- Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal Fagan, E. Blake Boussios, H. Eleni Moore, Ruchi Galvin, Shelley L. August 1, 2006 700+ words
...information about EC pills. Conclusions...EC, improved patient education by...knowledge among patients. Key Words...contraception, EC pills can prevent 75...States consider EC pills to be safe and...contraceptive option for patients and even fewer...
- Emergency contraception.(Guest Editorial)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Lindes, Deborah S. September 1, 2003 700+ words
...part of their advice to patients. The same study revealed...given a supply of the EC pills in advance. Yet the...should not assume that our patients can obtain emergency...our help. Two types of EC pills are available. The newer...
- Emergency contraception is gaining momentum from local to national levels.
- Magazine article from: Contraceptive Technology Update May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Pharmacists" to download a patient information brochure...She credits in-house patient education as an important...increase in the use of EC pills in the last three years...We know from our patient evaluation of services that the majority of patients hear about us from friends...
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- Magazine article from: Contraceptive Technology Update August 1, 2008 700+ words
...to women presenting too late for EC pills, who are not at risk of sexually...IUD is more effective than use of EC pills..sup.5 Research results indicates...it is reasonably certain that the patient is not pregnant..sup.7 Mifepristone...
- Use the phone and web to expand EC access.
- Magazine article from: Contraceptive Technology Update March 1, 2006 700+ words
...calling the service at (877) EC-PILLS [(877) 327-4557] or visiting...from 1 p.m-4:30 p.m. Patients must use a credit card as payment...drug is not included. Also, patients must provide the name and phone...that nurse practitioners and patient educators spend, on a cumulative...
- Interest in extended-use contraception to grow.
- Magazine article from: Contraceptive Technology Update November 1, 2003 700+ words
...following the arrival of dedicated EC pills, reports Robert Hatcher, MD, MPH...offer extended regimen contraception to patients, the task at hand will be to explain...Be sure to review this point with your patients, advises David Archer, ME), professor...
- Pilot study on emergency contraceptives conducted.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire August 6, 2002 700+ words
...Not many are aware of the options available to them. The EC pills for instance is recommended only if one has unprotected sex...According to Dr. Chauhan the pilot study has not started yet as no patient has come forward for an EC. This is mainly due to lack of...
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