The role of emergency contraception

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Trussell, James ^a,f   Ellertson, Charlotte ^b   Stewart, Felicia ^c   Raymond, Elizabeth G ^d   Shochet, Tara ^e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Patient education; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; AVIANE; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; CRYSELLE; ENPRESSE; ESTRADIOL CYPIONATE PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS ETONOGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORELGESTROMIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; GESTAGEN; LESSINA; LEVONORGESTREL; LEVORA; LOW OGESTREL; MECLOZINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; NORGESTREL; OGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PORTIA; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TRIVORA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUZPE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DYSMENORRHEA; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVARY CYST; OVULATION INHIBITION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS; VOMITING;

EID: 2342442712     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.063     Document Type: Article

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