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  • Title: Emergency contraception status report: work to do.
    Journal: Contracept Technol Update; 1998 Mar; 19(3):33-4. PubMed ID: 12293272.
    Abstract:
    Although the number of prescriptions for emergency contraception pills has increased, many family planning providers fail to include information on the pregnancy prevention method in routine counseling sessions. A new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that only about 10% of obstetricians and gynecologists, 9% of family practitioners, and 11% of nurse practitioners or physician assistants report including information on emergency contraception every time or almost every time in patient counseling. A companion public opinion poll found that many men and women remain unaware or misinformed on how the method works and, therefore, may not ask about it on their own. However, once women are given information on the method, about half report that it is an option they would consider if faced with the possibility of an unintended pregnancy. The issue should be raised in health and family planning clinics, and every person who answers the telephone should know about the method. Emergency contraception should be covered in counseling sessions, clinic handouts and charts, and waiting room posters. Contingent upon US Food and Drug Administration approval, Gynetics plans to begin marketing emergency contraceptive pills in 1998. The Emergency Contraception Hotline has received more than 75,000 calls since its launch in February 1996, and the World Wide Web site has had more than 175,000 visitors.
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