Contraception
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 230-233, April 2008

Over-the-counter access to emergency contraception for teens

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, School of Medicine, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF, Box 0744, Ste 335, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

Received 13 December 2007; accepted 13 December 2007. published online 27 February 2008.

Abstract 

This synopsis of teens and OTC access is part of a series of briefs on emergency contraception, which address the following issues as they relate to EC: Is emergency contraception safe? Is emergency contraception effective at preventing pregnancy? Does emergency contraception promote sexual risk-taking? Is emergency contraception cost-effective? Does emergency contraception cause abortion? The full series can be found at http://crhrp.ucsf.edu.

Keywords: Adolescents, Access to emergency contraception, Over-the-counter

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PII: S0010-7824(08)00004-8

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2007.12.004

Contraception
Volume 77, Issue 4 , Pages 230-233, April 2008

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