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Emergency Hormonal Contraception Emergency contraception refers to the contraceptive methods that are used as the last chance to prevent pregnancy for women who have been exposed to unprotected coitus and who do not wish to become pregnant. There are two types of emergency contraception: hormonal methods and the insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD). In this essay I am going to discuss emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) only. EHC consists of a short-course of progestogen-estrogen combination pills (Yuzpe method) or progestrogen-only pills taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. They can be taken any time during the menstrual cycle and if used appropriately the chance of getting pregnant is significantly reduced. The Yuzpe method consists of two doses of 0.1 mg of ethinyl estradiol and 1mg of DL-norgestrel. The progestrogen-only method consists of two doses of 0.75 mg of levonorgestrel. EHC is an important tool to reduce the high teenager pregnancy rate in...

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