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The following resources have been carefully selected to lead health care providers, educators, and other youth serving professionals to high quality, reliable information on emergency contraceptive pills. This document includes online links to: medical organizations’ policy statements; Web sites and literature reviews; and consumer health information.
Medical Organizations’ Policy Statements on Emergency Contraceptive Pills
Position statements of prominent medical organizations regarding emergency contraceptive pills, their efficacy, and availability can be viewed at the Web links given below. Where noted, the statement is only available to members.
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Adolescence. Emergency contraception: policy statement. Pediatrics 2005; 116:1026-1035; aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;116/4/1026
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Emergency contraception. ACOG Practice Bulletin: Clinic Management Guidelines [No. 69]. Washington, DC: Author, December 2005; members can access this document at www.acog.org
American Medical Association, Council on Medical Service. Access to Emergency Contraception [H-75.985] Chicago, IL: AMA, 2006; www.ama-assn.org/apps/pf_new/pf_online?f_n=browse&doc=policyfiles/HnE/H-75.985.HTM.
American Medical Women’s Association. Emergency Contraception. Arlington, VA: Author, 2005; http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectid=0EF88909-D567-0B25-531927EE4CC23EFB
American Pharmacists Association: Emergency Contraception: the Pharmacist’s Role, updated edition [APhA Special Report] Washington, DC: Author, 2004; this continuing education booklet is available online to members at www.aphanet.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=1913
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. Position Statement; www.arhp.org/healthcareproviders/resources/ecresources/arhpposition.cfm
Society for Adolescent Medicine. Provision of emergency contraception to adolescents: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health 2004; 35:66-70; www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Emergency_Contraception.pdf
Professional Resources on Emergency Contraceptive Pills
For current information about emergency contraception (EC), visit the following sites.
American Society for Emergency Contraception: www.emergencycontraception.org/asec/. ASEC is a collaboration of organizations working to improve women's access to emergency contraception (EC). ASEC is a:
- Source of information on EC;
- Watchdog for inaccurate or biased articles in the press;
- Support to other organizations willing to endorse EC; and
- Source of a semi-annual electronic newsletter on current EC news and events.
For the newsletter, visit www.emergencycontraception.org/asec/aseccontent-newsletters.html
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals: www.arhp.org/healthcareproviders/resources/ecresources/index.cfm. ARHP has a Web section devoted to EC, including professional and consumer health information, news, fact sheets, and training materials.
National Conference of State Legislatures 50 State Summary of Emergency Contraception Laws Denver CO: Author, 2006; www.ncsl.org/programs/health/ECleg.htm Updated annually, this offers a quick and accurate guide to each state’s laws, if any, on EC.
Not-2-Late.com: http://ec.princeton.edu Operated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, the site offers accurate information – for professionals and consumers – about emergency contraceptive pills, including:
- Nationwide (but not comprehensive) directory of medical professionals who will prescribe EC and pharmacies that will fill prescriptions;
- Current brands of oral contraceptives approved for use as EC; and
- Summary of current research.
Recent Literature Reviews on Emergency Contraceptive Pills
In addition to the literature reviews included in the position statements of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Women’s Association, and the Society for Adolescent Medicine (see links in the first section), other important literature reviews (circa 2004 or later) are listed here.
Conard LAE, Fortenberry JD, Blythe MJ, Orr DP. Emergency contraceptive pills: a review of the recent literature. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology 2004; 16:389-395.
International Consortium for Emergency Contraception. Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Medical and Service Delivery Guidelines, 2nd ed. New York: Author, 2004; www.cecinfo.org/publications/PDFs/resources/MedicalServiceDelivery
Guidelines_Eng.pdf
Ranney ML, Gee EM, Merchant RC. Nonprescription availability of emergency contraception in the United States: current status, controversies, and impact on emergency medicine practice. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2006; 47:461-471
Trussell J, Stewart F, Raymond EG. Emergency Contraception: A Last Chance to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy. Princeton, NJ: Office of Population Research, Princeton University, February 2008. Available online at http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/ec-review.pdf
Additional Information for Professionals and Consumers about EC
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): On August 24, 2006, the FDA (www.fda.gov ) approved nonprescription sales for Plan B® for women 18 years and older. Visit: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01436.html
Reproductive Health Technologies Project: www.rhtp.org Provides information about reproductive health issues, including EC.
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health: PRCH offers Resources: Emergency Contraception: A Practitioner’s Guide at www.prch.org/content/index.php?pid=155
World Health Organization: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 3rd edition, 2004; www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/mec/index.htm
Consumer Health Information Regarding EC
Emergency Contraception Web Site: http://ec.princeton.edu The site provides accurate information and a directory of local clinicians willing to provide EC.
Advocates for Youth: www.advocatesforyouth.org This site offers reliable and accurate information about EC – for professionals, youth, and parents. It also offers access to Advocates’ unique library of research on adolescent reproductive and sexual health.
Back Up Your Birth Control: www.backupyourbirthcontrol.org The Campaign encourages women to get emergency contraceptive pills from their health care provider before they need them.
Go Ask Alice: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu Produced by Columbia University's Health Education Program, this site has questions and answers on all kinds of relationship, sexuality, and sexual health issues.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/emergency-contraception-morning-after-pill-4363.htm This page offers information on EC, its history, barriers to access, and the difference between emergency contraception and abortion as well as referral to local clinics.
Sex Etc: www.sexetc.org By teens and for teens, this site helps youth stay healthy, including avoiding unintended pregnancy.
Teenwire: www.teenwire.com This site offers reliable and accurate information on sexuality and relationships as well as referral to local Planned Parenthood clinics.
* For a comprehensive bibliography of medical and public health research related to emergency contraceptive pills, please visit: www.morningafterinfo.org
Compiled by Sue Alford, MLS for Advocates for Youth © 2009
An earlier version of this publication was funded by New Morning Foundation
This publication is a part of the From Research to Practice series.
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