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Comparison of levonorgestrel in different forms and copper intrauterine devices for emergency contraception: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Faculty of Medical Sciences of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Objective: Emergency contraception serves as the only dependable method for women to prevent pregnancy following unprotected sex. Among emergency contraception methods, the copper intrauterine device provides continuous, highly effective contraception for over a decade. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and side effects of the copper intrauterine device over methods containing levonorgestrel for emergency contraception.
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Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, and WHO Collaborating Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- * A study involving interviews with 45 healthcare providers revealed barriers such as lack of knowledge, heavy workloads, facility inadequacies, and community misconceptions hindering IUD provision and utilization.
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists providing over-the-counter emergency hormonal contraception: a scoping review.
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College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
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- The goal of the review is to assess community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding emergency contraception, emphasizing its importance in reducing unintended pregnancies.
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Unexpected delivery: cryptic pregnancy.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leighton Hospital, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlewich Road, Crewe, CW1 4QJ, UK.
Cryptic pregnancy was first described in the early 17th century and occurs when the pregnant person is unaware of their pregnant state and discovers this late in pregnancy or when labour starts. Historically, the term 'concealed pregnancy' has been used synonymously. In a concealed pregnancy, the patient is aware of their pregnancy but chooses to hide it.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmergency contraception - A narrative review of literature.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
August 2024
Department of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology,Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland.
Background: Emergency contraception includes several methods of contraception that can be used after unprotected sexual intercourse, after failure of any used method of contraception or in case of sexual abuse, to prevent pregnancy.
Purpose Of The Study: The aim of the study was to analyze the available methods of emergency contraception, their mechanisms of action, efficacy, forms of administration, clinical applications and possible adverse effects.
Material And Method: PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane datebases were searched for articles from 2010 to 2024 about emergency contraception.
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