scholarly journals Changes in Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills in the United States from 2008-2015

2021 ◽  
pp. 100065
Author(s):  
Rubina Hussain ◽  
Megan L. Kavanaugh
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justine Wu ◽  
Teresa Gipson ◽  
Nancy Chin ◽  
L L. Wynn ◽  
Kelly Cleland ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia M. J. Matyanga ◽  
Blessing Dzingirai

Emergency contraceptives play a major role in preventing unwanted pregnancy. The use of emergency contraceptives is characterized by myths and lack of knowledge by both health professionals and users. The main objective of this paper is to summarize the clinical pharmacology of hormonal methods of emergency contraception. A literature review was done to describe in detail the mechanism of action, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety profile, and drug interactions of hormonal emergency contraceptive pills. This information is useful to healthcare professionals and users to fully understand how hormonal emergency contraceptive methods work.


Demography ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-294
Author(s):  
Pallavi Shukla ◽  
Hemant Kumar Pullabhotla ◽  
Mary Arends-Kuenning

Abstract Can women's contraceptive method choice be better understood through risk compensation theory? This theory implies that people act with greater care when the perceived risk of an activity is higher and with less care when it is lower. We examine how increased over-the-counter access to emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) accompanied by marketing campaigns in India affected women's contraceptive method choices and incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Although ECPs substantially reduce the risk of pregnancy, they are less effective than other contraceptive methods and do not reduce the risk of STIs. We test whether an exogenous policy change that increased access to ECPs leads people to substitute away from other methods of contraception, such as condoms, thereby increasing the risk of both unintended pregnancy and STIs. We find evidence for risk compensation in terms of reduced use of condoms but not for increases in rates of STIs.


2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (04) ◽  
pp. 160-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen A. Yam ◽  
Georgiana Gordon-Strachan ◽  
Garth McIntyre ◽  
Horace Fletcher ◽  
Sandra G. Garcia ◽  
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