title: Ectopic pregnancy following levonorgestrel emergency contraception: a case report.
abstract: Use of levonorgestrel as emergency contraception is a safe and effective measure to prevent unwanted pregnancy. However, ectopic gestation in case of failure is a known risk. Access to levonorgestrel without a prescription in many countries has made it impossible to estimate the exact incidence of this potential adverse event. Thus, spontaneous reporting of cases serves to alert physicians to this possibility. We present a case of ectopic pregnancy following use of levonorgestrel emergency contraception. To our knowledge, this is the first case report from India following introduction of levonorgestrel emergency contraception in 2001.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. bhaswati3012@gmail.com
authors.forename: Bhaswati
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Vatsla
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dadhwal
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deka
authors.forename: Chiyancheri Koroth
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ramesan
authors.forename: Suneeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044363:Contraception, Postcoital / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003283:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016912:Levonorgestrel / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003283:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic; D016912:Levonorgestrel