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Emergency Contraception Practice Guidelines and Policy Statements

by Professional Organizations with Physician Membership

(Updated 12/14/2005)

American Academy of Family Physicians

Policy statements on sexual assault or emergency contraception: None

Practice guidelines: None

Relevant papers on sexual assault and emergency contraception:

  • Newell A, Richardson C, Eyler AE. Treatment of the adolescent survivor of sexual assault. Clinics in Family Practice. 2000;2(4): 883-917
  • Petter LM, Whitehill DL. Management of Female Sexual Assault. American Family Physician. September 15, 1998 1998;58(4):920-929. Link

American Academy of Pediatrics

Policy statements on emergency contraception:

  • Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Survivor (RE0067)
    American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Adolescence, Pediatrics June 2001; 107(6): 1476-79. Link
  • Adolescent Assault Victim Needs: A Review of Issues and a Model Protocol (RE9643)
    American Academy of Pediatrics, Task Force on Adolescent Assault Victim Needs, Pediatrics November 1996; 98(5): 991-1001. Link
  • Roye CF. Johnsen JR. Adolescents and emergency contraception. [Review] Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 16(1):3-9, 2002 Jan-Feb.

Practice Guidelines: None

Relevant Papers: None

American College of Emergency Physicians

Policy statements on emergency contraception:

  • Management of the Patient with the Complaint of Sexual Assault: Link
  • Emergency Contraception for Women at Risk of Unintended and Preventable Pregnancy: Link

Relevant papers on emergency contraception:

  • Amey AL, Bishai D. Measuring the quality of medical care for women who experience sexual assault with data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2002;39(6):631-638.
  • Ciancone A, Wilson C, Collette R, Gerson L. Sexual assault nurse examiner programs in the United States. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2000;35(4):353-7
  • Feldhaus K. A 21st Century Challenge: Improving the care of the Sexual Assault Victim. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2002; 39(6): 653-655
  • Feldhaus K, Houry D, Kaminsky R. Lifetime sexual assault prevalence rates and reporting practices in an emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2000;36(1):23-27 5) Kuhn WF, Heape DE, Caudell MJ. The literature of emergency contraception.Sexual Assault: An annoted bibliography. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 1999;17(7):726-734
  • Linden JA. Sexual Assault. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America.1999; 17(3):685-696

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine

Policy statements on sexual assault or emergency contraception: None

Practice guidelines: None

Relevant papers:

  • Grimes, David A, Raymond, EG. Emergency Contraception. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2002; 137: 180-189

American College of Obstetric-Gynecologists

Practice guidelines on emergency contraception:

  • Emergency oral contraception. ACOG practice Bulletin--Clinical management guidelines for Obstetrician Gynecologists. March 2001; Number 25. Contact (800) 762-2264 for orders; no web link.
  • Sexual Assault. ACOG Educational Bulletin Number 242, November 1997(under revision) Contact (800) 762-2264 for orders; no web link.

Policy statements on emergency contraception:

  • On the Failure of the FDA to Approve OTC Status for Plan B. May 7, 2004. Link

American Medical Association

Practice guidelines on emergency contraception: None.

Practice guidelines on emergency contraception-related issues:

  • American Medical Association. AMA Guidelines for adolescent preventive services (GAPS) recommendations monograph. Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. 1997;151(2):123-128.

Policy statement on emergency contraception:

  • H-75.985: Access to Emergency Contraception. Link

Policy statements on emergency contraception-related issues:

  • H-75.987: Reducing Unintended Pregnancy
  • H-75.988: Extension of Medicaid Coverage for Family Planning Services
  • H-75.998: Opposition of HHS Regulations on Contraceptive Services for Minors

H-75.999: Teenage pregnancy

H-75.990: Development and Approval of New Contraceptives

H-75.995: Contraceptive Advertising

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