tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post418874926596858098..comments2023-09-11T08:30:08.843-07:00Comments on Life Training Institute Blog: "Depressed" about Emergency Contraception [Serge]SKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905606527143286458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post-90118246641403426162008-02-26T13:27:00.000-08:002008-02-26T13:27:00.000-08:00Thanks for the further information. I will defini...Thanks for the further information. I will definitely check out the slides if I can. <BR/><BR/><I>There appeared to be no increase in risky sexual activity for those who took EC. </I><BR/><BR/>That's good to hear. It's really too bad that EC doesn't seem to be of much help. Still, even if it's not effective enough to warrant a big push for use by the general population, it seems that it would still be worth having as an option for women who have been raped. 50% or even 29% is better than nothing.Jen Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247886185829008699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post-26883836734739391052008-02-26T13:11:00.000-08:002008-02-26T13:11:00.000-08:00Hi Jen,Trussell stated that the individual effecti...Hi Jen,<BR/><BR/>Trussell stated that the individual effectiveness of EC is almost certainly far less than the stated 89%. He estimates it to be around 50%. Data that he has published state that we can be sure that it is at 29% effective at a 95% confidence level.<BR/><BR/>The data does not support your conclusion. There appeared to be no increase in risky sexual activity for those who took EC. In fact, some of the studies suggested that women who take EC are more careful about their regular contraceptive than those who don't.<BR/><BR/>I believe the ARHP (www.arhp.org) will make at least the PP slides from the talk available at their website. You can try to get acces to the seminar by clicking on the web CME link.<BR/><BR/>SergeSerge (Rich Poupard)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06648112986475922045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442827238174603755.post-82611858193599685142008-02-26T09:28:00.000-08:002008-02-26T09:28:00.000-08:00Did Dr. Trussell state whether EC was ineffective ...Did Dr. Trussell state whether EC was ineffective on an individual level or a population level? I suspect that it probably does prevent some pregnancies, but those are offset by pregnancies that occur because people get careless with their birth control if they think they can just use EC.<BR/><BR/>Is there a link to an archive of this seminar? I'd love to see it.Jen Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247886185829008699noreply@blogger.com