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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Postcoital contraception: current use and future prospects. [La

contraception post-coitale: point actuel et perspectives.]

AUTHORS

Emperaire JC

SOURCE

Bordeaux Medical 8(12): 1443-1456. 1975.

ABSTRACT

The current use of high doses of estrogens for single unprotected coitus in midcycle, and potential uses of

progestagens, estrogens, or pr ogestagens after each coitus, and other substances being considered, are reviewed.

The estrogens are prescribed for 5 days beginning within 24-72 hours after intercourse, or at the temperature shift: 5

mg ethinyl estradiol, 50 mg diethyl stilbestrol, or 30 mg conjugated estrogens. Their mode of action is probably

central inhibition of luteal steroidogenesis by negative feedback of luteinizing hormone release, a mechanism called

ovum interception. Their efficacy is about .4%, a figure that must be considered in the context of a 2-4% risk of

pregnancy from any unprotected intercourse and 10% in the ovulatory phase. Side effects are nausea in 50%,

vomiting in 25%, and various complaints in 10% such as headache, then an irregular cycle in 33%. Ect opic

pregnancy is common, 10% in case of failure. The indication is single unprotected intercourse, e.g., cases of rape,

1st act of intercourse or changing a contraceptive method. Some trials with progestagens used after each coitus,

e.g., .5-2 mg quinegestanol acetate or 150 or 400 mcg d-norgestrel, have not proved effective. Other possibilities not

found to be effective in women include PGEs and PGF2a, or not yet tried are antiestrogens, antiprogestagens,

inhibitors of steroidogenesis, ergot derivatives, inhibitors of implantation and pheromones. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT7T 3084-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Postcoital contraception: current use and future prospects.

[La contraception post-coitale: point actuel et perspectives.]", is(are) Emperaire JC. The source of this article is

"Bordeaux Medical 8(12): 1443-1456. 1975.". This article was published in 1975 in French language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3084-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33084

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