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Postcoital contraception in Turkey.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12566189     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this article is to determine the knowledge status of women concerning postcoital contraception when they turn to curettage in order to terminate an undesired pregnancy. METHODS: This defining study has been carried out at a maternity hospital in Izmir on pregnant women admitted for curettage. We interviewed 150 pregnant cases using an improbability sampling method. RESULTS: We discovered that 48.7% of women had avoided pregnancy before curettage by withdrawal before ejaculation. When we investigated the method used after uncontrolled coitus, 27.3% of cases reported vaginal douche while 12.7% indicated curettage. After having an unprotected coitus or failure in contraceptive methods 99.3% of the women indicated they would report to health institutes to utilize postcoital methods if they were familiar with them. CONCLUSIONS: Postcoital contraception may be a solution for undesired pregnancies.
Authors:
N Sogukpinar; E C Turkistanli; B K Saydam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0020-7292     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Gynaecol Obstet     Publication Date:  2003 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-02-04     Completed Date:  2003-06-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0210174     Medline TA:  Int J Gynaecol Obstet     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  159-64     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Ege University, School of Health, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. nerimansogukpinar@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Contraception Behavior*
Contraceptives, Postcoital / therapeutic use
Dilatation and Curettage / utilization
Family Planning Services
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Intrauterine Devices / utilization
Pregnancy
Turkey
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contraceptives, Postcoital

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