Promotion of family planning in countries with high birth rates has the potential to reduce
poverty and hunger and avert 32% of all maternal deaths and nearly 10% of childhood …

Despite the call for universal access to reproductive health at the 4th International
Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994, sexual and reproductive …

Emergency postcoital contraception may be defined as the use of a drug or device to
prevent pregnancy after intercourse. Unwanted pregnancy is common; worldwide, about 50 …

Background Emergency contraception can prevent unintended pregnancies, but current
methods are only effective if used as soon as possible after sexual intercourse and before …

BACKGROUND: Emergency contraception (EC) does not always work. Clinicians should be
aware of potential risk factors for EC failure. STUDY DESIGN: Data from a meta-analysis of …

Background Emergency postcoital contraception prevents pregnancy, but it must be
prescribed by a doctor and taken within 72 hours of intercourse. It has been proposed that …

Abstract Background. Mifepristone (RU 486) is a synthetic steroid with potent
antiprogestational and antiglucocorticoid properties that provides an effective medical …

Background Emergency contraception can prevent pregnancy when taken after unprotected
intercourse. Obtaining emergency contraception within the recommended time frame is …

METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: We included articles assessing nonlactating women's
first ovulation postpartum. Studies in which women breastfed for any period of time or in …

Surveys undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that amenorrhea was unacceptable
to most women, especially in developing countries. More recent research suggests that …