Ranney Megan L, Gee Erin M, Merchant Roland C
Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA.
Ann Emerg Med. 2006 May;47(5):461-71. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.07.001. Epub 2005 Sep 13.
In October 2004, the American College of Emergency Physicians Council joined more than 60 other health professional organizations in supporting the nonprescription availability of emergency contraception. This article reviews the history, efficacy, and safety of emergency contraception; the efforts toward making emergency contraception available without a prescription in the United States; the arguments for and against nonprescription availability of emergency contraception; and the potential impact nonprescription availability could have on the practice of emergency medicine in the United States.
2004年10月，美国急诊医师学会理事会与其他60多个卫生专业组织一道，支持紧急避孕药物非处方可用。本文回顾了紧急避孕的历史、有效性和安全性；美国为使紧急避孕药物无需处方即可获得所做的努力；支持和反对紧急避孕药物非处方可用的论点；以及非处方可用可能对美国急诊医学实践产生的潜在影响。
