Taking the oral cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor piroxicam in combination with levonorgestrel improved emergency contraception efficacy versus levonorgestrel alone, with no additional adverse events, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women receiving levonorgestrel plus piroxicam had a lower likelihood of pregnancy vs. those receiving ...

Levonorgestrel (Ecee 2) is a birth control pill, prescribed after unprotected sexual intercourse or suspected birth control failure. It inhibits ovulation, prevents transport of sperm or eggs and thus ...

oral contraception_TS_520365492 Compared with other estrogen doses and progestogen types, low-dose estrogen with levonorgestrel had a decreased risk of adverse events. Oral contraceptives that combine ...

A levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine device (IUD) is noninferior to a copper IUD for emergency contraception, according to randomized trial results published online in The New England Journal of ...

Plan B, also called the morning-after pill, is an emergency contraceptive pill taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. You don't, however, have to wait until the morning after sex to take it ...

A large new study from Denmark provides the best evidence yet obtained that oral contraceptives (OCs) containing newer forms of progestogen (drospirenone, desogestrel, or gestodene) are associated ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Monday issued a public alert, warning the public about confirmed counterfeit batches of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75 mg) now ...

NAFDAC has raised alarm over falsified batches of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg) currently circulating in Nigeria, posing serious health risks The counterfeit products were flagged by the Society ...