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emergency contraception

birth control measures that, if taken after sexual intercourse, may prevent pregnancy
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emergency contraception

Summary

emergency contraception ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • emergency contraception is a type of birth control[2].
  • emergency contraception's Commons category is recorded as Emergency contraception[3].
  • emergency contraception's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as W10[4].
  • emergency contraception's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as postcoital contraceptives[5].
  • emergency contraception's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/emergency_contraception[6].

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Definition and Type

emergency contraception is a type of birth control[2].

Why It Matters

emergency contraception ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). emergency contraception. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/emergency-contraception
MLA “emergency contraception.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/emergency-contraception.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_emergency-contraception_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{emergency contraception}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/emergency-contraception}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → birth control
    Drug or therapy used for treatment → postcoital contraceptives
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18740, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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