| How do levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy? Some considerations. | |
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PMID: 20670097 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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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 levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills effects on ovulation, the Statement based on seven reference papers which considered a total of only 142 patients, divided into still different subgroups. Basing on their same references we got quite different conclusions. |
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Authors:
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Bruno Mozzanega; Erich Cosmi |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-07-29 |
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Title: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology Volume: 27 ISSN: 1473-0766 ISO Abbreviation: Gynecol. Endocrinol. Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-05-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8807913 Medline TA: Gynecol Endocrinol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 439-42 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Gynecological and Human Reproductive Sciences, University of Padua, Italy. |
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