Timely access to emergency contraception has the potential to substantially reduce the risk
of pregnancy and subsequent abortion. Soon and colleagues analyzed the data generated …

Does improving access to emergency contraception through pharmacies make a difference in
unintended pregnancy rates? The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA …

Over the past 10 years, leaders of the medical community have played an important-albeit
sometimes lonely-role in efforts to increase access to hormonal contraception by arguing for …

Background: Timely access to emergency contraception has the potential to reduce the
number of unwanted pregnancies and subsequent abortions. A public health policy initiative …

Advocates for emergency contraception are engaged on a number of fronts to ensure that
women have access to the method within the brief time frame during which it is most …

Objectives: To compare availability of emergency contraception in Iowa pharmacies, before
and after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved over‐the‐counter sales and …

CONTEXT:: California is one of eight states that allow a woman to obtain emergency
contraceptives from a pharmacy without a physician prescription. Because many women do …

Emergency contraception includes contraceptive methods used to prevent pregnancy in the
first few days after unprotected intercourse, sexual assault, or contraceptive failure. Although …

T hroughout the country, pharmacists play an important role in health care. In addition to
filling prescriptions, they often serve as sources of information about a variety of health …

ContextIt is estimated that half of unintended pregnancies could be averted if emergency
contraception (EC) were easily accessible and used. ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of …