• DOI:10.3109/09513590.2010.501885
Corpus ID: 6431709

How do levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy? Some considerations

@article{Mozzanega2011HowDL,
  title={How do levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy? Some considerations},
  author={B. Mozzanega and E. Cosmi},
  journal={Gynecological Endocrinology},
  year={2011},
  volume={27},
  pages={439 - 442}
}

B. Mozzanega, E. Cosmi

Published 2011

Medicine

Gynecological Endocrinology

Controversial opinions exist about the possible mechanisms throughout emergency contraception prevents pregnancy. Recently, the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception released a Joint Statement declaring that ‘inhibition or delay of ovulation should be their primary and possibly only mechanism of action’. They still added that ‘Review of the evidence suggests that LNG-ECPs cannot prevent implantation’. Concerning… CONTINUE READING

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