Committee Opinion No. 707 Summary: Access to Emergency Contraception.
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Abstract
Emergency contraception refers to contraceptive methods used to prevent pregnancy in the first few days after unprotected intercourse, sexual assault, or contraceptive failure. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first dedicated product for emergency contraception in 1998, numerous barriers to emergency contraception remain. The purpose of this Committee Opinion is to examine barriers to the use of emergency contraception, emphasize the importance of increasing access, and review new methods of emergency contraception and limitations in efficacy in special populations.
Medical subject headings
- Contraception, Postcoital
- Health Services Accessibility
- Pharmaceutical Services
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'