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Article: Contraception failure--what remains to be done? Knowledge and attitudes regarding the use of emergency contraception among Austrian women and men during reproductive phase.(original article)(Report)
- Article from:
- International Journal of Health Science
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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INTRODUCTION
Effective hormonal methods for preventing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse are known since the early seventies of the twentieth century. In 1974 Yuzpe et al published a pilot study in which the effectiveness of the application of two doses of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel within 72 hours after the unprotected intercourse was described. (1) Today emergency contraception (EC) is available in many countries and represents an important contraceptive option because it is the only form of hormonal contraception that can reduce the risk of pregnancy after unprotected intercourse or when a planned contraceptive method fails. (2,3) However, ...