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Agents, Postcoital Contraceptive

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Agents, Postcoital Contraceptive Medical Condition

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Contraceptive substances to be used after coitus. Usually high doses of estrogen are administered within 24-36 hours after coitus as an emergency measure, not as a replacement for the usual methods of contraception because of the side effects of high concentration of estrogen. (From Dictionary of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988, p55)

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