Contraception: in case of emergency
Why aren't clinical trial findings about emergency contraception reflected in real life?
27th July 2012
In an era where evidence-based medicine is king, it is perhaps useful to explore why the findings in clinical trials are sometimes not reflected in real life — especially when it comes to contraception.
In the years I have been writing for Australian Doctor, I have on a number of occasions examined the usefulness of emergency contraception following unprotected sex or when a usual contraceptive method has failed.
In 1992, James Trussell, an acknowledged US contraception guru, lead authored a paper that concluded easy access to emergency