Review: levonorgestrel and mifepristone are effective emergency methods for preventing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse

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Study selection and assessment: randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials in any language that compared different emergency contraceptive methods or compared 1 method with expectant management or placebo; reported clinical outcomes; and examined women with regular or irregular menses seeking emergency contraception after unprotected intercourse. Exclusion criteria: studies of women attending clinics for once-a-month contraception in the form of luteal phase contraceptives or for menstrual regulation; similar interventions for regular post-coital contraception; comparisons of delivery systems other than a drug or intrauterine device; or loss to follow up .20%. Individual study quality was assessed based on randomisation and allocation concealment techniques, blinding, post-randomisation exclusions, losses to follow up, and intention to treat analyses. Outcome: pregnancy rate.

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