Effectiveness of emergency contraceptive pills between 72 and 120 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:531-7.Rodrigues I, Grou F, Joly J. Effectiveness of emer- gency contraceptive pills between 72 and 120 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse. Am J Obstet...
If you took a UPA pill, wait five days to start using any hormonal birth control method (a ring, the pill, implant, patch, shot, or hormonal IUD). UPA can reduce the effectiveness of your contraception, so use a barrier method (condoms, diaphragm, cervical cap, and spermicide) until y...
The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), more commonly known as Plan B or “the morning-after pill,” can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or the failure of a primarybirth controlmethod. The name “morning after” is misleading: it can (and should) be taken sooner than th...
For 97% of them, that drug combo was effective at inducing an abortion, an effectiveness equal to the mifepristone-misoprostol combination. Four women needed a procedure or an additional medication to complete the abortion. The 60 milligram dose of ulipristal u...
For 97% of them, that drug combo was effective at inducing an abortion, an effectiveness equal to the mifepristone-misoprostol combination. Four women needed a procedure or an additional medication to complete the abortion. The 60 milligram dose of ulipristal used in the study is twice the dose...
The emergency contraceptive pill is frequently referred to as “The Morning After Pill” but this is a misnomer, as women do not have to wait until the morning after unprotected sex to take emergency contraception. Actually, the emergency contraceptive pill is more effective the sooner you take ...
For 97% of them, that drug combo was effective at inducing an abortion, an effectiveness equal to the mifepristone-misoprostol combination. Four women needed a procedure or an additional medication to complete the abortion. The 60 milligram dose of ulipristal used in the study is twice the dose...
A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United St..
WomenEmergency ContraceptionIUDIUD Copper ReleasingContraceptive Use-EffectivenessDeveloped CountriesDemographic FactorsPopulationContraceptionWomen seeking emergency contraception should be told that an intrauterine device (IUD, or coil) is more effective than the emergency contraceptive pill, new guidelines say. ...
Effectiveness of emergency contraceptive pills between 72 and 120 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001; 184(4): 531–7 Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Kishen M. Intrauterine contraceptive devices. In: Glasier A, Gebbie A, editors. Handbook of family planning ...