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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Advanced provision of emergency contraception to postnatal women in China

makes no difference in abortion rates: a randomized controlled trial.

AUTHORS

Hu X; Cheng L; Hua X; Glasier A

SOURCE

Contraception. 2005;72:111-116.

ABSTRACT

Emergency contraception (EC) prevents pregnancy, and it has been suggested that widespread use could reduce

abortion rates; however, the use is limited. Providing EC in advance of need increases use, but there is no direct

evidence that it reduces unintended pregnancy. In a randomized controlled trial of 2000 women after childbirth in

Shanghai, all women not wishing to use hormonal contraception or an intrauterine device (IUD) were given a supply

of condoms. Those in the intervention group also received three courses of mifepristone 10 mg with instructions for

use as EC. Follow-up was by telephone at 16, 32 and 52 weeks. Over 88% of women in both groups completed 1 year

of follow-up. Women with a supply of EC were more than twice as likely to use it, and to use it more than once (p <

.001 for both) than women without a supply. There was no difference in pregnancy rates at 1 year (38/832 vs. 32/817).

EC was not used in 89% of conception cycles, as women did not recognize the need for it. Increased use of EC may

not reduce abortion rates. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 58-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Advanced provision of emergency contraception to

postnatal women in China makes no difference in abortion rates: a randomized controlled trial.", is(are) Hu X;

Cheng L; Hua X; Glasier A. The source of this article is "Contraception. 2005;72:111-116.". This article was

published in 2005 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 58-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 58

This article is peer-reviewed.

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