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Contraception
Ectopic pregnancy is a possibility when emergency contraception fails
March 15th, 2004
Ectopic pregnancy is a possibility when emergency contraception fails. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, "reports of ectopic gestation after failure of emergency contraceptive pills have thus far been rare, although the use of various types of emergency contraceptive pills is becoming more and more popular world-wide." "We report two cases of ectopic gestation following failure of levonorgestrel as over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills. The women personally purchased the pills over-the-counter at a drugstore and took them routinely," said Z. Jian and...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2004-03-15)
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