Barriers to hormonal emergency contraceptive (EC) access in Canada and the United States
led professional and lay groups to lobby for levonorgestrel (LNG)(PLAN B, Barr …

Emergency contraception (EC) is unique among modern contraceptive methods in its
capacity to prevent pregnancy after sex. Perhaps for this reason, from the days of its earliest …

Although levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills (LNg-ECPs) have been
available over the counter in Canada for more than a decade, barriers to access persist. We …

Federal regulations governing access to levonorgestrel (LNG) emergency contraception
(EC) have evolved since its introduction in the 1990s. LNG EC was initially available by …

Introduction After years of complex regulatory changes, levonorgestrel (LNG) emergency
contraception (EC) is now approved for unrestricted sale in the United States. Timely access …

A 2003 petition to the US Food and Drug Administration by the manufacturer to move
levonorgestrel emergency contraception from prescription status to over‐the‐counter sale …

Family planning remains a high priority area for the U nited S tates, with goals to increase
the proportion of pregnancies that are intended, reduce pregnancy rates among …

Background In this Commentary we review recent research about the mechanism of action
of levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) and the population impact of …

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 …

Levonorgestrel-only emergency contraception was introduced onto the market in France in
May 1999 on the heels of a large-scale clinical trial demonstrating its enhanced efficacy and …