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  4. Malta Medical Journal, 2002-
  5. 2016
  6. MMJ, Volume 28, Issue 3
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dc.contributor.authorGrech, Victor E.-
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-05T08:13:31Z-
dc.date.available2016-10-05T08:13:31Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationGrech, V.E. (2016). The emergency contraceptive pill. Malta Medical Journal, 28(3), 1-4en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12636-
dc.description.abstract“It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true” – Bertrand Russell. This editorial will confine itself to emergency contraception (ECP, “morning after pill”), which the World Health Organization (WHO) defines as “methods of contraception that can be used to prevent pregnancy in the first 5 days after sexual intercourse. ECP is intended for use following unprotected intercourse, contraceptive failure or misuse (such as forgotten pills, or breakage or slippage of condoms), rape or coerced unprotected sex”.1 Furthermore, this editorial will confine itself to ECP which utilizes (synthetic) sex hormones.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMalta Medical Journalen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectOral contraceptives -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectEmergency medicine -- Maltaen_GB
dc.subjectEmergency contraceptives -- Maltaen_GB
dc.titleThe emergency contraceptive pillen_GB
dc.typeeditorialen_GB
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