Advance Provision of EC
• Glasier and Baird 1998
– 553 given advance supply of EC pills
• 187 (47%) used at least once; 98% correctly
• 18 unintended pregnancies
– 522 told to obtain EC pills when needed by visiting a
physician
• 87 (27%) used at least once
• 25 unintended pregnancies
– Neither group experienced adverse events
– No difference in use of other contraceptives
Glasier A, et al.  N Engl J Med. 1998;339(1):1-4.