The efficacy of intrauterine devices for emergency contraception: a systematic review of 35 years of experience | Zendy

Kelly Cleland | Zendy; H. Zhu | Zendy; Norman Goldstuck | Zendy; Liang Cheng | Zendy; J. Trussell | Zendy

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The efficacy of intrauterine devices for emergency contraception: a systematic review of 35 years of experience

Author(s) -

Kelly Cleland,

H. Zhu,

Norman Goldstuck,

Liang Cheng,

J. Trussell

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/des140

Subject(s) - emergency contraception , medicine , intrauterine device , obstetrics , gynecology , family planning , research methodology , population , environmental health

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) have been studied for use for emergency contraception for at least 35 years. IUDs are safe and highly effective for emergency contraception and regular contraception, and are extremely cost-effective as an ongoing method. The objective of this study was to evaluate the existing data to estimate the efficacy of IUDs for emergency contraception.

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