Contraception, Postcoital
"Contraception, Postcoital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Means of postcoital intervention to avoid pregnancy, such as the administration of POSTCOITAL CONTRACEPTIVES to prevent FERTILIZATION of an egg or implantation of a fertilized egg (OVUM IMPLANTATION).
Concept/Terms
Contraception, Postcoital- Contraception, Postcoital
- Postcoital Contraception
- Fertility Control, Postcoital
- Control, Postcoital Fertility
- Postcoital Fertility Control
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Contraception, Postcoital".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Contraception, Postcoital".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Contraception, Postcoital" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Contraception, Postcoital" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Contraception, Postcoital" by people in Profiles.
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Pregnancy Risk by Frequency and Timing of Unprotected Intercourse Before Intrauterine Device Placement for Emergency Contraception. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 07 01; 138(1):79-84.
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Rates of pregnancy among levonorgestrel and copper intrauterine emergency contraception initiators: Implications for backup contraception recommendations. Contraception. 2021 11; 104(5):561-566.
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Contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on long-acting reversible contraceptives: prevalence and inequalities in 23 countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 02; 7(2):e227-e235.
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Reproductive Health Care in Catholic Facilities: A Scoping Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 01; 133(1):105-115.
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The context of emergency contraception use among young unmarried women in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative study. Reprod Health. 2018 Dec 19; 15(1):212.
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Sexual violence against women and care in the health sector in Santa Catarina - Brazil. Cien Saude Colet. 2018 May; 23(5):1687-1696.
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Population-based evaluation of the effectiveness of two regimens for emergency contraception. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Jun; 133(3):342-6.
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Testing and Treatment After Adolescent Sexual Assault in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics. 2015 Dec; 136(6):e1495-503.
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Emergency contraception in Australia: the desired source of information versus the actual source of information. Med J Aust. 2014 Apr 21; 200(7):414-5.
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Unplanned pregnancy and emergency contraception in Australia: unsolved dilemmas. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2014 Apr; 38(2):110-1.