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| | Contraception |
 | | Contraceptives fail for a number of reasons, including improper use, failure to follow treatment recommendations, or failure of the medication, device, or method itself. |
 | | Overall, contraceptive methods that are designed for use at or near the occurrence of intercourse (eg, the condom, diaphragm) are generally less effective than contraceptive methods that are unrelated to the occurrence of sexual activity (eg, intrauterine device, oral contraceptives). |
 | | EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION — Emergency contraception (EC, also known as postcoital contraception or the morning-after pill) refers to the use of drugs to prevent pregnancy in women who have had recent unprotected intercourse (including sexual assault), or who have had a failure of another method of contraception (eg, broken condom). |
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