background: this study aimed to define and compare the efficiency and complication between hd and levonorgestrel tablets as an emergency contraceptive method. methods: in this double blind clinical trial, the subjects included 68 women aged 15-45 years with regular menstruation cycles referred to isfahan health centers within the first 72 hours after their unprotected coitus between may to sep ...

sex once a week or more often, as compared with 56% of the older women.4 In addition, adolescents practicing serial monogamy may use oral contraceptives effectively during a relationship and then discontinue use when it ends; when a new relationship begins, they may be unprepared and use no method.5 Adolescents may also experience more frequent condom breakage or slippage and higher rates of mi...

Correspondence: Serena Dovey Magee Women’s Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Suite 2309, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA Tel +1 412 641 1204 Fax +1 412 641 1133 Email [email protected] Abstract: The term emergency contraception (EC) refers to utilizing a medication or placing a copper intrauterine device within a short time interval after unprotected intercourse in order to prevent pregnancy. Established m...

OBJECTIVE To compare the physiologic effects of vaginally and orally administered emergency contraception. DESIGN Prospective, open-label, crossover study. SETTING University research center. PATIENT(S) Nine regularly menstruating volunteers. INTERVENTION(S) Five subjects received 1,000 microg of levonorgestrel with 200 microg of ethinyl E2 (twice the standard Yuzpe regimen dose) vagina...

Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after a coital act not adequately protected by a regular method of contraception. In contrast to early medical abortion, emergency contraception prevents a pregnancy from starting and does not disrupt an established pregnancy. The most commonly used approaches consist of two oral doses of contraceptive steroids. The levonorgestrel-only regime...