Why are pediatricians uncomfortable with prescribing emergency contraception for adolescents?

OBJECTIVE: Emergency contraception (EC) is an effective and safe method for preventing unplanned pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse among adolescents but is infrequently prescribed by pediatricians. Because of the scarcity of data on the discomfort with EC prescription among physicians i...

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Autores principales: Amorim, Renata Vieira, Barbieri, Marco Antônio, Bôtto-Menezes, Camila, Carmona, Fábio, Ferraro, Alexandre Archanjo, Bettiol, Heloisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2023
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2022060

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2022060

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