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2007

Hansen LB, Saseen JJ, Teal SB. Levonorgestrel-only dosing strategies for emergency contraception (PDF-68K). Pharmacotherapy 2007;27(2):278-284.

Mikolajczyk R, Stanford J. Levonorgestrel emergency contraception: a joint analysis of effectiveness and mechanism of action (PDF-132K). Fertility and Sterility 2007; In press.

El-Ibiary SY, Youmans SL.  Health literacy and contraception: A readability evaluation of contraceptive instructions for condoms, spermicides and emergency contraception in the USA. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 2007; 12(1): 58-62.

2006

Davidoff F, Trussell J. Plan B and the Politics of Doubt.  Journal of the American Medical Association 2006; 296(14): 1775-1778.

Besinque K. Emergency Contraception: A Clinical Review. Drug Topics (Supplement). February 2006.

Goulard H, Moreau C, Gilbert F, Job-Spira N, Bajos N. Contraceptive failures and determinants of emergency contraception use (PDF-108K). Contraception 2006; 74: 208-213.

Woods JL, Shew ML, Tu W, Ofner S, Ott MA, Fortenberry JD. Patterns of Oral Contraceptive Pill-Taking and Condom Use among Adolescent Contraceptive Pill Users (PDF-100K). Journal of Adolescent Health 2006; 39: 381-287.

Nelson AL. Recent use of condoms and emergency contraception by women who selected condoms as their contraceptive method (PDF-240K). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006 April; 194: 1710–1715.

2004

Pentel PR, Nelson B, Wikelius N, Cooper C. Hospital-based program for increasing the availability of emergency contraception: Simulating nonprescription access. Am J Health-Syst Pharmacy 2004; 61: 777-80.

2003

Raymond EG, Chen P, Dalebout SM. "Actual Use" Study of Emergency Contraceptive Pills Provided in a Simulated Over-the-Counter Manner. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003; 102: 17-23.

Does EC impact contraceptive use? Contraceptive Technology Update June 2003.

Ellertson C, Evans M, Ferden S, Leadbetter C, Spears A, Johnstone K, Trussell J. Extending the time limit for starting the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception to 120 hours. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003; 101 (6): 1168-1171.

Ellertson C, Webb A, Balnchard K, Bigrigg A, Haskell S, Shochet T, Trussell J. Modifying the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception: A Multicenter randomized controlled trail. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003; 101 (6): 1160-1167.

2002

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Clinical considerations & recommendations. Please talk to me about emergency contraception. Pamphlet. 2002.

Beitz J, Hutchings J. Emergency contraception: a vital component of reproductive health programs (PDF-280K). Western Journal of Medicine 2002; 176: 152-154.

Diaz-Olavarrieta C, Turner AN, Ellertson C, Helzner JF, Ezcurra E. Policy climate, scholarship, and provision of emergency contraception at affiliates of the International Planned Parenthood Federation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Contraception 2002; 65: 143-149.

Ellertson C, Heimburger A, Acevedo-Garcia D, Schiavon R, Mejia G, Corona G, del Castillo E, Langer A. Information campaign and advocacy efforts to promote access to emergency contraception in Mexico. Contraception 2002; 66: 331-337.

Glasier A. Emergency contraception. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2002; 16: 181-191.

Grimes DA, Raymond EG. Emergency contraception. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 137: 180-189.

Grimes DA. Emergency Contraception and Fire Extinguishers: A Prevention Paradox. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002; 187 (6): 1536-1538.

Jones RK, Darroch JE, Henshaw SK. Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Women Having Abortions in 2000-2001. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2002; 34 (6): 294-303.

Likis FE. Contraceptive applications of estrogen. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health 2002; 47: 139-156.

Lo SS. Current perspectives on emergency contraception (PDF). Hong Kong Medical Journal 2002; 8: 435-439.

McCarthy SK. Availability of emergency contraceptive pills at university and college student health centers. Journal of American College Health 2002; 51: 15-22.

Rosenberg K, Dale E, Sandoval A. Improving Access to Emergency Contraception. American Public Health Association, 130th Annual Meeting, November 11, 2002.

Schnare SM. Progestin contraceptives. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health 2002; 47: 157-166.

von Hertzen H, Piaggio G, Juhong D, Junling C, Song S, Bartfai G, Ng E, Genzzell-Danielsson K, Oyunbileg A, Wu S, Cheng W, Ludicke F, Pretnar-Darovec A, Kirkman R, Mittal S, Khomassuridze, Apter D, Peregoudov A. Low dose mifepristone and two regimens of levongestrel for emergency contraception: a WHO multicentre randomized trial (PDF-104K). Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. The Lancet 2002; 360: 1803-1810.

Wanner MS, Couchenour RL. Hormonal emergency contraception. Pharmacotherapy 2002; 22: 43-53.

2001

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists: Emergency oral contraception. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Practice Bulletin Number 25, March 2001.

Chez R. Emergency Contraception: the fine points. Ronald A. Chez MD, interviews David A. Grimes, MD, who details the considerations behind prescribing emergency contraception and discusses the need to make it more widely available and easily accessible. OBC Management January 2001.

Cook RJ, Dickens BM, Ngwena C, Plata MI. The legal status of emergency contraception. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2001; 75(2): 185-191.

Ellertson C, Trussell J, Stewart F, Koenig J, Raymond EG, Shochet T. Emergency contraception. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 2001; 19: 323-330.

Miller L, Nielsen C. Internet availability of contraceptives. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001; 97: 121-126.

Roye, C. Letter to the editor: routine provision of emergency contraception to teens and subsequent condom use: a preliminary study. Journal of Adolescent Health 2001; 28: 165-166.

Schwartz JL. Release of progestin-only emergency contraception. Current Women’s Health Reports 2001; 1: 191-195.

Trussell J, Koenig J, Vaughan B, Stewart F. Evaluation of a media campaign to increase knowledge about emergency contraception. Contraception 2001; 63: 81-87.

Trussell J, Wiebe E, Shochet T, Guilbert E. Cost savings from emergency contraceptive pills in Canada. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001; 97 (5 Pt 1): 789-793.

2000

Bartfai G. Emergency contraception in clinical practice: global perspectives. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2000; 70: 49-58.

Ellertson C, Shochet T, Blanchard K, Trussell J. Emergency contraception: a review of the programmatic and social science literature. Contraception 2000; 61: 145-186.

Glasier A. Emergency contraception. British Medical Bulletin 2000; 56: 729-738.

Heyman JM. Access to Emergency Contraception. Council of Medical Service Report January 1, 2000.

McGaughran AL. Informed consent and emergency contraception. American Family Physician 2000; 62: 2219-2220.

O'Brien PA. Emergency contraception with levonorgestrel: one hormone better than two. British Journal of Family Planning 2000; 26: 67-68.

Trussell J, Duran V, Shochet T, Moore K. Access to emergency contraception. Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000; 95: 267-270.

Wellbery C. Emergency contraception. Archives of Family Medicine 2000; 9: 642-646.

Wertheimer RE. Emergency postcoital contraception. American Family Physician 2000; 62: 2287-2292.

World Health Organization. Improving access to quality care in family planning. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use. Second edition. 2000.

1999

Grimes DA, Raymond EG. Bundling a pregnancy test with the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception. Obstetrics & Gynecology 1999; 94: 471-473.

Schein AB. Pregnancy prevention using emergency contraception: efficacy, attitudes, and limitations to use. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 1999; 12: 3-9.

Webb A. Emergency contraception: is it time to change method? British Medical Journal 1999; 318: 342-343.

1998

Blanchard K. Improving women's access to emergency contraception: innovative information and service delivery strategies. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53(5 Suppl 2): 238-241.

Camp S. The Status of Dedicated Products. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; Supplement 2: 225.

Chiou VM, Shrier LA, Emans SJ, Shrier LY. Emergency postcoital contraception. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 1998; 11(2): 61-72.

Cohall A, Dickerson D, Vaughan R, Cohall R. Inner-City Adolescents’ Awareness of Emergency Contraception (PDF-168K). Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53 No. 5 suppl.2: 258-261.

Delbanco S, Parker M, McIntosh M, Kannel S, Hoff T, Stewart F. Missed Opportunities; Teenagers and Emergency Contraception. Arch Pediatr adolesc Med 1998; 152: 727-733.

Flett G, Gurney E, McKessock L, Reid J. Impact of the October 1995 pill scare in Grampian. British Journal of Family Planning 1998; 24: 18-20.

Goodyear L, McGinn T. Emergency contraception among refugees and the displaced. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53 (5 Suppl 2): 266-270.

Grimes D, von Hertzen H, Piaggio G, Van Look PFA. Randomised controlled trial of levonorgestrel versus the Yuzpe regimen of combined oral contraceptives for emergency contraception (PDF-176K). Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. The Lancet 1998; 352 (9126): 428-433.

Jones BS. Emergency contraceptive pills: what does the law say about prescribing, dispensing, repackaging, and advertising? Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53(5 Suppl 2): 233-237.

Rosenfield A. Emergency contraception: a modality whose time has come. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53 (5 Suppl 2): 212, 232.

Stewart F. Promoting emergency contraception. Hospital Practice 1998; 33: 61-63, 67-69, 73-75.

Trussell J, Bull J, Koenig J, Bass M, Allina A, Gamble VN. Call 1-888-NOT-2-LATE: promoting emergency contraception in the United States. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53 (5 Suppl 2): 247-250.

Trussell J, Ellertson C, Stewart F, Koenig J, Raymond EG. Emergency contraception: a cost-effective approach to preventing unintended pregnancy. Women’s Health in Primary Care 1998; 1: 52-54, 58, 65-66, 69.

von Hertzen H. Research on mifepristone and levonorgestrel in comparison with the Yuzpe regimen. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53 (5 Suppl 2): 222-224, 232.

Westley E. Emergency contraception: a global overview. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association 1998; 53 (5 Suppl 2): 215-218, 237.

1997

Cullins VE, Garcia FA. Implantable hormonal and emergency contraception. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997; 9: 169-174.

Food and Drug Administration. Prescription drug products; certain combined oral contraceptives for use as postcoital emergency contraception. Federal Register 1997; 62: 8610-8612. [copy of survey available upon request]

Glasier A. Emergency postcoital contraception. New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 337: 1058-1064.

Gold MA. Emergency Contraception. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 1997; 8: 455-462.

Kubba AA. Hormonal postcoital contraception. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 1997; 2: 101-104.

Trussell J, Koenig J, Stewart F, Darroch JE. Medical Care Cost Savings from Adolescent Contraceptive Use. Family Planning Perspectives 1997; 29: 248-255, 295.

1996

Desmond NM, Whitlow BJ, Hay PE. A publicity campaign for emergency contraception. British Journal of Family Planning 1996; 21: 154.

Ellertson C. History and efficacy of emergency contraception: beyond Coca-Cola. Family Planning Perspectives 1996; 28: 44-48.

Glasier A. Fertility control by emergency contraception. Advances in Contraception 1996; 12: 167-172.

1995

Ellertson C, Winikoff B, Armstrong E, Camp S, Senanayake P. Expanding access to emergency contraception in developing countries. Studies in Family Planning 1995; 26: 251-263.

Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Stewart F, Howells S, Russell CR, Kowal D. Emergency Contraception: The Nation’s Best Kept Secret. Decatur GA: Bridging the Gap Communications, 1995.

1994

Barnhart KT, Sondheimer SJ. Emergency contraception. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 1994; 6: 559-563.

Haspels AA. Emergency contraception: a review. Contraception 1994; 50: 101-108.

1993

Van Look PF, von Hertzen H. Emergency contraception. British Medical Bulletin 1993; 49: 158-170.

1987

van Santen MR, Haspels AA. Postcoital interception with steroids. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift 1987; 137: 465-470.

1979

Yuzpe AA. Postcoital contraception. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 1979; 16: 497-501.

1977

Yuzpe AA. Postcoital hormonal contraception: uses, risks, and abuses. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 1977; 15: 133-136.

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