Postcoital contraceptive

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[No authors listed]PIP: A brief review on how the combined oral contraceptive Ovral is used, without official US FDA approval, as a postcoital contraceptive is presented.
Use of the IUD as a postcoital contraceptive is recommended when there are contraindications for the use of hormones, and when the women wishes for longer term protection.
Levonorgestrel as a postcoital contraceptive.
The risk of venous thromboembolism in users of postcoital contraceptive pills.
) TThe use of safe, effective emergency postcoital contraceptive methods could result in 1 million fewer abortions and 2 million fewer unintended pregnancies each year in the United States.
A possible mechanism of action of danazol and an ethinylestradiol/norgestrel combination used as postcoital contraceptive agents.
The antiprogestin mifepristone (RU-486) has been shown to be a highly effective postcoital contraceptive, 5 but this product is unlikely to be available to Canadian women in the near future.

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