Articles Tagged With: levonorgestrel
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The Best Treatment for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
This randomized controlled trial among 62 individuals compared the 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device to combined oral contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding and found that, in the intention-to-treat analyses, there was no significant difference in Menstrual Bleeding Questionnaire scores at six months or 12 months (mean difference, 2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], -10.0, 5.0; and mean difference, -1.1; 95% CI, -8.7, 6.5, respectively).
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Forensic Nurses Need Facts on Emergency Contraception
Forensic nurses, who work with victims of violence, hold a fair amount of misinformation about how emergency contraception works, according to new research.
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Reproductive Health Clinicians Can Improve Access to Emergency Contraception
More people are buying emergency contraception, but they face barriers related to misinformation, pharmacy stocking issues, pharmacy staff’s lack of knowledge, and challenges in obtaining prescription EC.
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FDA’s Change to Emergency Contraception Labeling Is Good News for Women
In a move that expands access to contraception, the FDA announced that it was changing packaging labels for Plan B, the emergency contraceptive pill that is available over the counter. The box no longer will carry the baseless claim that the pill may prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb.
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Extended Use of Intrauterine Devices: New Data
In this prospective cohort study, 362 participants started year 6 of the device and 223 women completed eight years of 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine device use. For years 6-8, the three-year Pearl Index (95% confidence interval) was 0.28 (0.03-1.00), with a three-year cumulative failure rate of 0.68% (0.17-2.71).
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Contraceptive Simulation Can Teach IUD Insertion, Extraction, and Counseling
Family planning staff could learn a lot about contraceptive patient care from realistic simulation sessions. Researchers found positive changes in clinicians’ knowledge and confidence when they practiced inserting IUDs, removing them, and counseling patients in a realistic family planning simulation.
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What Is the Best Oral Emergency Contraceptive for Individuals with Obesity?
In this randomized controlled trial of 70 obese women, double dosing levonorgestrel emergency contraception (3 mg vs. 1.5 mg) did not prevent more follicle ruptures and, therefore, is unlikely to improve emergency contraception performance in this population.
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Now Is the Time to Change Label on Emergency Contraceptives
The FDA should change the labeling for levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception to reflect evidence-based knowledge that the drug does not act as an abortifacient, according to researchers. The label change is especially important now, as states are banning abortions and sometimes defining it in ways that would prohibit pharmacies from selling emergency contraception under its current FDA labeling. -
Study: Hormonal IUDs Provide Safe, Effective Emergency Contraception
A recent study reveals hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) are safe and effective as emergency contraception. Hormonal IUDs are more effective at preventing pregnancy than the Plan B levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pill, and they provide a long-term contraception solution.
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Are We Prescribing Enough Emergency Contraception?
In this national sample of obstetrician-gynecologists, the majority (84%) reported offering at least one form of emergency contraception, with 80% offering the levonorgestrel pill, 18% offering ulipristal acetate, and 29% offering the copper intrauterine device.