Yuzpe regimen

English

Alternative forms

• Yuzpe method

Etymology

A medical eponym; it is named for the physician whose publications about it (in the medical literature) are widely cited (A. Albert Yuzpe, born 1938).

Noun

Yuzpe regimen (uncountable)

1. A method of emergency contraception that uses a combination of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel. It works by preventing fertilization of an egg.