Committee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception
Prager, S.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 130(1): E48-E52
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 28644339 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002162Document Number: 624610
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.