Increases in retail sales of over-the-counter levonorgestrel emergency contraception in the United States, 2016-2022.
Contraception
; 134: 110420, 2024 06.
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| ID: mdl-38462205
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To understand patterns in demand for emergency contraception (EC), we characterize the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) levonorgestrel (LNG) EC in the United States from traditional retail outlets. STUDYDESIGN:
We describe sales of OTC LNG EC using retail sales data aggregated from traditional retail channels, including grocery stores, drug stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, dollar stores, and military outlets.RESULTS:
Sales of OTC LNG EC doubled between 2016 and 2022 (approximately 7.2-14.8 million).CONCLUSIONS:
Increasing sales of EC are consistent with increased use and use frequency of EC by those at risk of pregnancy in the United States. IMPLICATIONS OTC LNG EC sales since 2016 exceed what national survey usage estimates would suggest, indicating that national surveys underreport EC use, those using EC purchase it somewhat frequently, and/or individuals stockpile EC for later use. The role of EC in individual contraceptive strategies, particularly as access to reproductive healthcare is restricted, warrants further study.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Levanogestrel
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Comércio
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Anticoncepção Pós-Coito
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Medicamentos sem Prescrição
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Contraception
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos