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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Emergency hormonal post-coital contraception: an integrative review of the

literature.

AUTHORS

Cavanaugh B

SOURCE

ONLINE JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS FOR NURSING. 1995;2(2):1-8.

ABSTRACT

The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), also known as the morning-after pill, is a form of postcoital contraception

which has been available in many outpatient settings throughout the last decade for women who have experienced

unprotected sexual intercourse and want to avoid pregnancy. ECPs are administered in the form of one of several

common oral contraceptives, most often as Orval. The availability of ECPs is an important health issue for health

services on college campuses, where most women are in an age group in which sexual intercourse is often

unprotected and among whom individual menstrual cyclicity may be only vaguely understood. The author presents

her review of 15 ECP-related articles written during 1974-94. The literature is described with regard to pill efficacy,

the evaluation of pre-existing pregnancy, the incidence and management of nausea and vomiting, and the effect of

ECPs upon menses. An annotated bibliography is presented, along with discussion of the implications for practice

and research needed. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2585-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Emergency hormonal post-coital contraception: an

integrative review of the literature.", is(are) Cavanaugh B. The source of this article is "ONLINE JOURNAL OF

KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS FOR NURSING. 1995;2(2):1-8.". This article was published in 1995 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2585-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7585

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