by APFLI | Mar 10, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
The Morning After Pill (MAP/EC)I. STATEMENT OF CANADIAN PHYSICIANS FOR LIFEThe MAP is a multiple dose of an oral contraceptive. The MAP may prevent ovulation or, if fertilization has occurred, it may ruin the implantation of a newly conceived human being. It is...
by APFLI | Mar 10, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
RU-486: The "abortion pill," RU486…destroys the conceptus by interrupting implantation because of interference with the hormonal environment of the implanting embryo. (Keith Moore and T.V.N. Persaud, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
[the following text comes from "Estrogens and Progestins", "Contraceptive Agents" and "Agents Used to Treat Infertility", AMA Drug Evaluations, 5th Ed., AMA (American Medical Association), 1983; "Estrogens, Progestagens, Oral...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | General Information / History / Stats / Types
On September 28, 2000, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of mifepristone, in combination with misoprostol, for early pregnancy termination. This decision received the enthusiastic approval of the American College of...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
According to FDA information, the typical pregnancy rate for women using the pill is 5 percent. This means that of every 100 women using the pill, 5 will be pregnant within 12 months. About 10.4 million American women use the pill; thus there are more than 500,000...