Use of levonorgestrel as emergency contraception is a safe and effective measure to
prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, ectopic gestation in case of failure is a known risk …

There are little or no data on the risk of ectopic pregnancy following levonorgestrel treatment
as an emergency contraception. We encountered three cases of ectopic pregnancy …

Hormonal contraceptive pills containing 750 microgram levonorgestrel are the most
commonly used postcoital contraceptive method because of their high efficacy and fewer …

Reports of ectopic gestation after failure of emergency contraceptive pills have thus far been
rare, although the use of various types of emergency contraceptive pills is becoming more …

Levonorgestrel is used worldwide as an emergency oral contraceptive. There have been
occasional reports of ectopic pregnancy after oral levonorgestrel use. We present a case of …

Background Emergency contraception with ethinyloestradiol-levonorgestrel is effective, and
ectopic pregnancy following its failure is rare. Case A 21-year-old nulligravid Japanese …

BACKGROUND: Although the possibility of ectopic pregnancy after intake of levonorgestrel
(LNG) as an emergency contraceptive (EE) pill is well-known, the causality has not been …

Cases of ectopic pregnancy (EP) following levonorgestrel emergency contraception (LNG-
EC) failure have been reported continuously, but whether there is an association between …

Background Pregnancy outcomes after emergency contraceptive use has been debated
over time, but review of the literature includes mechanisms by which these medications may …

Pregnancies that occur in women using daily progestogenonly pills (POPs) are more likely
to be ectopic than are pregnancies among users of most other contraceptive methods. 1 This …