Background Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device
(Cu‐IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions …

Background Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device
(Cu‐IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the existing data to estimate the rate of ectopic pregnancy among
emergency contraceptive pill treatment failures. DATA SOURCES: Our initial reference list …

BACKGROUND: Previous trials have shown the potential of 10 mg of mifepristone in
emergency contraception. The aim of this trial was to investigate whether 10 mg of …

The present paper combines the estimates of efficacy and side effects of 10 mg mifepristone
for emergency contraception obtained from randomized trials. A total of 6083 women …

An equivalence trial is appropriate when it is desired to demonstrate equivalence between
two treatments, regimens or interventions (methods) or non‐inferiority of a new one …

There is some evidence from randomized trials that different doses of mifepristone for
emergency contraception do not differ in efficacy in the range from 10 mg to 600 mg. Lower …

Purpose To estimate the efficacy and safety of 5 mg and 10 mg mifepristone for emergency
contraception up to 144 hours after unprotected coitus. Methods This double-blind …

Sr. Director: Hace unos meses se anunció en los medios de comunicación la próxima
comercialización en nuestro país de un preparado específico para la anticoncepción de …

1. Heikinheimo O, Archer DF. Mifepristona: un anticonceptivo potencial. Clin Obstetr Ginecol
1996; 2: 425-430. 2. Baulieu EE, Ulmann A. Antiprogesterone activity of RU 486 and its …