Emergency contraception can be used to avoid pregnancy when coitus occurred during the
fertile period. It is useful for young people who engage in sporadic unprotected sexual …

Emergency contraception may avoid pregnancy after unprotected intercourse or when
regular contraceptive measures fail. Levonorgestrel, a synthetic gestagen, is recommended …

Objective To review current knowledge about emergency contraception (EC), including
available options, their modes of action, efficacy, safety, and the effective provision of EC …

Research question When used for emergency contraception within 72 hours of unprotected
intercourse, does levonorgestrel alone, given in two separate doses of 0.75 mg each, cause …

The potential of low‐dose levonorgestrel, alone or in combination with ethynyloestradiol
(Yuzpe regimen), as emergency contraception is reviewed for its acceptability and …

Aim To evaluate the pregnancy rate in Japanese women treated with levonorgestrel for
emergency contraception. Methods This retrospective record‐based medical study included …

Unintended pregnancy is a persistent public health and social concern worldwide. The initial
hope was that the widespread use of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs)–methods that …

The United States Food and Drug Administration‐approved progestin‐only dosing strategy
for emergency contraception is levonorgestrel 0.75 mg taken as soon as possible within 72 …

BACKGROUND: Unplanned pregnancies are common in Nigeria. Much of the unplanned
pregnancies is due to low contraceptive prevalence and high contraceptive user failure …

Abstract BACKGROUND: Levonorgestrel (0.75 mg given for two doses 12 h apart) has been
proven to be an effective regimen for emergency contraception when the first dose is given …