Emergency contraception or post coital contraception is a type of contraception that is used in emergency to prevent pregnancy after unprotected, possibly fertile intercourse. Emergency contraception is used in - in situation where need has arisen out of emergency i. e contraceptive accident special situation (single act of sexual exposure in young girls ) in cases of rape or incest. Emergency contraception has got its role in preventing adolescent pregnancies.
All over the world, the incidence of adolescent pregnancies is increasing. With the use of emergency contraception, these young girls can avoid the unwanted pregnancies as well as consequence of abortion. About 50 million cases of abortion take place each year worldwide and about two third of them are performed under unsafe condition. The availability and use of these emergency contraception can effectively reduce these unsafe…
