- Topic: Contraception
- Type: Staff Publication
- Author: Raymond EG, Halpern V, Lopez LM
- Published: March 2011
Pericoital Oral Contraception: A Systematic Review
The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness and safety of repeated precoital and postcoital use of levonorgestrel for pregnancy prevention. The data suggested that pericoital oral levonorgestrel is safe and moderately effective. However, a pressing need exists for rigorous research to evaluate pericoital use of levonorgestrel as a primary means of contraception. Read the full abstract at Obstetrics and Gynecology (Mar 2011) Vol. 117(3):673-81.