title: Emergency contraception: increasing public awareness.
abstract: This article begins by addressing misperceptions that emergency contraception is something new and untested or inherently unsafe, and that it is comparable to an abortion. It then describes efforts that are underway to increase awareness among consumers and health care providers alike.
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D003282:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000266:history / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011639:Public Opinion; D014481:United States; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D003282:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal