Ectopic pregnancies following emergency levonorgestrel contraception

Galit Sheffer-Mimouni; David Pauzner; Sharon Maslovitch; Joseph B. Lessing; Ronni Gamzu

doi:10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00539-5

Ectopic pregnancies following emergency levonorgestrel contraception

Galit Sheffer-Mimouni^*, David Pauzner, Sharon Maslovitch, Joseph B. Lessing, Ronni Gamzu

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Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

There are little or no data on the risk of ectopic pregnancy following levonorgestrel treatment as an emergency contraception. We encountered three cases of ectopic pregnancy following the use of levonorgestrel administered peri- or postovulation. Here we report these cases and discuss the clinical and epidemiologic implications of this association. Health providers should be alert to the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy in women who become pregnant or complain of lower abdominal pain after taking levonorgestrel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	267-269
Number of pages	3
Journal	Contraception
Volume	67
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00539-5
State	Published - 1 Apr 2003

Keywords

Emergency contraception
Extrauterine pregnancy
Levonorgestrel

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