Publications by authors named "Sue Ferden"
Objective: Current protocols state that the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception can be initiated up to 72 hours after unprotected intercourse. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the window for emergency hormonal contraception can be extended to 120 hours.
Methods: In an observational study, we tracked 111 women who requested emergency contraception between 72 and 120 hours after unprotected sex but refused postcoital copper intrauterine devices (IUDs), preferring instead the Yuzpe regimen.
Objective: We use new estimates of conception probabilities by cycle day of intercourse, where cycle day is measured with day 1 being the first day of bleeding in a cycle, to propose a new approach for estimating the effectiveness of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). We use this new approach to examine the absolute effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of ECPs and whether ECPs are more effective the sooner after unprotected intercourse they are initiated.
Methods: Using the new set of conception probabilities, we employ data from two recent clinical trials of ECPs, one from the Population Council and the other from the World Health Organization (WHO), to examine the effectiveness of the combined ECP regimen.
Differences between emergency contraception users in the United States and the United Kingdom.
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972)
November 2002
Objectives: to characterize emergency contraception (EC) users and clinical trial participants in the United States and the United Kingdom, comparing previous EC use and awareness, contraceptive history, and experience with EC.
Methods: We collected data from all EC seekers (n=5383) at 1 US and 2 UK clinics (9/97-8/98). We also collected detailed information from women (n=2157) enrolling in an EC trial at the first 3 clinics and 2 additional UK sites (9/97-2/00).