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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Emergency Contraception Hotline, 1-800-584-9911. Fact sheet.

AUTHORS

Reproductive Health Technologies Project

SOURCE

[Unpublished] [1995]. [4] p.

ABSTRACT

Emergency contraception prevents pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Although currently marketed in

the US only as regular methods of ongoing contraception, emergency contraceptive pills, progestin-only minipills,

and the copper-T IUD can also be used as emergency contraception. Each method requires a prescription.

Considerable research indicates that emergency contraceptives are safe and effective. Making such methods widely

available could therefore have a significant impact upon reducing the incidence of unintended pregnancy and the

need for abortion. The Emergency Contraception Hotline, 1-800-584-9911, is a toll-free service which provides

callers with information about emergency contraceptive methods available in the US as well as the names,

telephone numbers, and locations of three providers located nearest to them. The hotline is completely confidential,

fully automated, and available 24 hours a day in English and Spanish. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2577-

06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Emergency Contraception Hotline, 1-800-584-9911. Fact

sheet.", is(are) Reproductive Health Technologies Project. The source of this article is "[Unpublished] [1995]. [4]

p.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2577-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7577

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