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Creinin MD. Emergency Contraception: More Than A Morning After Pill. Medscape Womens Health. 1996;1(4):1
Creinin, M. D. (1996). Emergency Contraception: More Than A Morning After Pill. Medscape women's health, 1(4), 1.
Creinin. "Emergency Contraception: More Than A Morning After Pill." Medscape women's health vol. 1,4 (1996): 1.
Creinin MD. Emergency Contraception: More Than A Morning After Pill. Medscape Womens Health. 1996 Apr;1(4):1. PMID: 9746623.
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Medscape Womens Health. 1996 Apr;1(4):1.

Emergency Contraception: More Than A Morning After Pill.

Medscape women's health

Creinin

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PMID: 9746623

Abstract

Emergency contraception (postcoital contraception, the "morning-after pill") has been available for almost 30 years but remains vastly underutilized. As many as 50% of undesired pregnancies could be prevented with the use of emergency contraception. Currently used regimens include ethinyl estradiol/norgestrel (the Yuzpe regimen) and copper-containing IUDs. The limiting side effects with the Yuzpe regimen are nausea and vomiting. Potential agents of the future include mifepristone and levonorgestrel, which do not include estrogen and thereby minimize nausea and vomiting. More widespread education of physicians and patients about the safety and benefits of emergency contraceptive treatment is necessary.

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