ABSTRACT
Apart from mifepristone (RU486) – a ‘hot potato’ politically, so still unavailable for this use – three methods have now been shown to be effective contraceptives when initiated after unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI): • the insertion of a copper IUD • the combined oral emergency contraceptive (COEC)
using LNG 500 µg + EE 100 µg repeated in 12 hours • the levonorgestrel progestogen-only emergency
contraceptive (LNG EC), given as a stat dose of LNG 1500 µg.
