Safety data for levonorgestrel, ulipristal acetate and Yuzpe regimens for emergency contraception

Contraception

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 93-112

  Jatlaoui, Tara C ^a   Riley, Halley ^a   Curtis, Kathryn M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency contraceptive pills; Levonorgestrel; Safety; Ulipristal; Yuzpe

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ULIPRISTAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUZPE; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE;

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLEFT LIP; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEMANGIOMA; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SACROCOCCYX TUMOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYPNEA; FEMALE; LACTATION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BREAST FEEDING; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; LEVONORGESTREL; NORPREGNADIENES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84953838620     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.11.001     Document Type: Review

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