The emergency contraceptive drug, levonorgestrel: A review of post-coital oral and peri-coital vaginal administration for prevention of pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 703-707

  Sarkar, N N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hormonal emergency contraception; Mechanism of action; Peri coital vaginal contraception; Pharmacokinetics; Post coital oral contraception; Vaginal gel

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BREAST TENDERNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIZZINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LACTATION; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MEDLINE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NAUSEA; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INHIBITION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SPERMATOZOON; SPOTTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; UNSAFE SEX; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 81255156826     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2011.611917     Document Type: Review

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