Cost-effectiveness of emergency contraception options over 1 year.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The copper intrauterine device is the most effective form of emergency contraception and can also provide long-term contraception. The levonorgestrel intrauterine device has also been studied in combination with oral levonorgestrel for women seeking emergency contraception. However, intrauterine devices have higher up-front costs than oral methods, such as ulipristal acetate and levonorgestrel. Health care payers and decision makers (eg, health care insurers, government programs) with financial constraints must determine if the increased effectiveness of intrauterine device emergency contraception methods are worth the additional costs.

Objective

We sought to compare the cost-effectiveness of 4 emergency contraception strategies-ulipristal acetate, oral levonorges

SUBMITTER: Bellows BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457123 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature