Publications by authors named "Eva M A Jungmann"

Objective: To explore key factors influencing young women when choosing between two methods of emergency contraception (EC).

Methods: We interviewed 26 young women who accessed community sexual and reproductive health services for emergency contraception after they had chosen an EC.

Results: Most women had an unrealistically high expectation about efficacy of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) and lacked knowledge of the intrauterine device (IUD) as an alternative method of EC.

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Genital herpes.

BMJ Clin Evid

April 2007

Introduction: Genital herpes is an infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2), and is among the most common sexually transmitted diseases.

Methods And Outcomes: We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions: What are the effects of interventions to prevent sexual transmission of herpes simplex virus? What are the effects of interventions to prevent transmission of herpes simplex virus from mother to neonate? What are the effects of antiviral treatment in people with a first episode of genital herpes? What are the effects of interventions to reduce the impact of recurrence? What are the effects of treatments in people with genital herpes and HIV? We searched: Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library and other important databases up to August 2006 (Clinical Evidence reviews are updated periodically, please check our website for the most up-to-date version of this review). We included harms alerts from relevant organisations such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

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