Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP) Use and Experiences at College Health Centers in the Mid-Atlantic United States: Changes Since ECP Went Over-the-Counter

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 683-689
Author(s):  
Laura M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
College Health ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive ◽  
College Health Centers

scholarly journals Use of emergency contraceptive pill in India: boon or bane

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
Anjana Verma ◽  
Medha Mathur ◽  
Jitendra Kumar Meena ◽  
Mukesh Kabra ◽  
Suresh Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive Pills ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Contraceptive Pills ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive

It has been almost fifteen years since emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) have been made available over the counter in India. There have been concerns about the overuse/misuse of ECPs and probability to replace regular contraceptive methods. This article presents various facets of the use of emergency contraceptive pills in India and highlights the importance of potential research to prevent its misuse.

scholarly journals Access to the Emergency Contraceptive Pill and Women's Reproductive Health: Evidence From Public Reform in Chile

Demography ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damian Clarke ◽  
Viviana Salinas
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive Pill ◽  
Emergency Contraceptive ◽  
Women’S Reproductive Health ◽  
Women's Reproductive Health

Abstract We examine the sharp expansion in availability of the emergency contraceptive pill in Chile following legalized access through municipal public health care centers. We study the period 2002–2016 and a broad rollout of the emergency contraceptive pill occurring between 2008 and 2011. By combining a number of administrative data sets on health outcomes and pharmaceutical use, and using event-study and difference-in-differences methods, we document that this expansion improved certain classes of women's reproductive health outcomes, notably reducing rates of abortion-related morbidity. These improvements were greater in areas of the country where the rollout of the emergency contraceptive pill was more extensive. We also document some evidence that refusal to provide the emergency contraceptive pill upon a women's request was linked with a worsening in reproductive health outcomes. These results point to the importance of contraceptive access as a determinant of women's reproductive health and well-being and relates to a growing body of work documenting the importance of women's autonomy as a determinant of health.

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