Ectopic pregnancy following levonorgestrel emergency contraception: a case report.
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.
Ghosh
Bhaswati
B
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. bhaswati3012@gmail.com
Dadhwal
Vatsla
V
Deka
Deepika
D
Ramesan
Chiyancheri Koroth
CK
Mittal
Suneeta
S
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
D003283:Contraceptives, Postcoital, Synthetic; D016912:Levonorgestrel