Mifepristone as a non-emergency contraceptive among women of reproductive age: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mifepristone is a selective progesterone receptor modulator with decades of data demonstrating its potential as a highly effective emergency as well as non-emergency contraceptive. Despite considerable evidence pointing to the potential effectiveness of mifepristone as a non-emergency contraceptive, no systematic review has been conducted to synthesise the available evidence. This systematic review aims to synthesise the current evidence on the use of mifepristone as a non-emergency contraceptive to prevent pregnancy among cisgender girls and women of reproductive age.

Methods

We developed an electronic search strategy in collaboration with the research librarian. We will search five databases (Ovid Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, Cochrane-Central Trials and Global Healt

SUBMITTER: Nkangu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628976 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature