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Emergency contraception care.

Kendall J Erdahl·Keith B Holten
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Abstract

This guideline targets women who have had unprotected or inadequately protected intercourse within the past 120 hours and do not desire pregnancy. Practitioners can make informed decisions about obstetric and gynecologic care, given the evidence in this guideline regarding safety, efficacy, risks and benefits of the use of emergency contraception including progestin-only and combined estrogen-progestin regimen. The major outcome considered was incidence of unintended pregnancy. The evidence rating is updated to comply with the SORT taxonomy.

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Contraception, PostcoitalContraceptives, PostcoitalFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHumansPatient Care PlanningPractice Guidelines as TopicSocieties, MedicalUnited StatesWomen's HealthWomen's Health ServicesJournal Article

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Kendall J Erdahl, Keith B Holten. 2006. Emergency contraception care.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17137544/

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