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Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception


Levonorgestrel - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

Levonorgestrel, also known as the morning-after pill, is a first-line oral emergency contraceptive pill with approval from the World Health Organization to ...

Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception: Plan B - WebMD

Plan B, also called the morning-after pill, is an emergency contraceptive pill taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.

Plan B One-Step (1.5 mg levonorgestrel) Information - FDA

Plan B One-Step is an emergency contraceptive, a backup method to other birth control. It is in the form of one levonorgestrel pill (1.5 mg) ...

Levonorgestrel (oral route) - Mayo Clinic

Levonorgestrel is an emergency contraceptive that is used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or after failure of another birth control method.

Levonorgestrel: MedlinePlus Drug Information

Levonorgestrel may prevent pregnancy, but it will not prevent the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, the virus that causes acquired ...

Plan B Morning-After Pill | How Plan B Works & Side Effects

You can take Plan B and other levonorgestrel morning-after pills up to 5 days after unprotected sex. But sooner is better — the longer you wait to take it, the ...

Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraceptive Kit - Cleveland Clinic

LEVONORGESTREL (LEE voe nor JES trel) can prevent pregnancy. It should be taken as soon as possible in the 72 hours after unprotected sex or if you think your ...

Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception

Levonorgestrel (Plan B® or generic equivalent), is a progestin-only emergency contraceptive pill used to prevent pregnancy after sex.

Levonorgestrel Tablet Contraceptives - Uses, Side Effects, and More

This medication is an emergency contraceptive and should not be used as a regular form of birth control.Using this medication will not stop an existing ...

Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraceptive: Package Insert ...

Take one tablet of Levonorgestrel tablets, 0.75 mg orally as soon as possible within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse or a known or ...

Morning-after pill - Mayo Clinic

Most morning-after pills contain one of two types of medicine: levonorgestrel (Plan B One-Step, Fallback Solo, others) or ulipristal acetate ( ...

Levonorgestrel: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action - DrugBank

Levonorgestrel prevents pregnancy by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, and implantation. The levonorgestrel-only containing emergency contraceptive ...

Morning-After Pill: Emergency Contraception & Side Effects

The progestin-only morning-after pill is levonorgestrel (Plan B One-Step®). This medication is available over the counter. Another type of morning-after pill ...

What Kind of Emergency Contraception Is Best For Me?

Plan B, My Way, Take Action, and other levonorgestrel morning-after pills work less well after three days (72 hours). Is the morning-after pill safe? Morning- ...

Levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods. ... It is combined with an estrogen to make combination birth control ...

Emergency contraception - World Health Organization (WHO)

The emergency contraceptive pill regimens recommended by WHO are ulipristal acetate, levonorgestrel, or combined oral contraceptives (COCs) ...

Levonorgestrel (Plan B One-Step®) - Mother To Baby - NCBI

When used as emergency contraception, levonorgestrel is not expected to be harmful to a child that is breastfeeding. A person who takes levonorgestrel as ...

Emergency contraception - NHS

Emergency contraceptive pill (morning after pill) · levonorgestrel (brands include Levonelle) which you need to take within 3 days (72 hours) after sex ...

Maximizing the effectiveness of 1.5 mg levonorgestrel for emergency ...

A 1.5 mg oral dose of levonorgestrel (LNG) is a generally safe and effective emergency contraceptive (EC) when ingested before ovulation but has no apparent ...

Oral emergency contraception with levonorgestrel plus piroxicam

We investigated whether a single 40 mg oral dose of piroxicam as co-treatment with levonorgestrel improved emergency contraceptive efficacy.