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Contraception - emergency - Management
Can oral levonorgestrel emergency contraception be given more than once in a menstrual cycle?
Oral levonorgestrel emergency contraception can safely be given more than once in a menstrual cycle [FFPRHC, 2006b].
- However, the manufacturer advises against repeated administration because of the possibility of disturbance of the menstrual cycle [ABPI Medicines Compendium, 2004a; ABPI Medicines Compendium, 2004b].
- Unprotected sexual intercourse within 12 hours of a dose of oral levonorgestrel emergency contraception does not require further treatment with an emergency contraception [FFPRHC, 2006b].
- Repeated use will not induce abortion if the woman is already pregnant [FFPRHC, 2006b].
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