Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) Usage, Directions, Indication and Instructions

• Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) is a backup method to birth control a synthetic hormone used in birth control pills for over 35 years.
• Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) works like other birth control pills to prevent pregnancy.
• Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) acts primarily by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary (ovulation).
• If fertilization does occur, Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb (implantation).
• If a fertilized egg is implanted prior to taking Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®), this will not work.
• Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) should not be used as a routine birth control method, because Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) is actually less effective at preventing pregnancies than most types of birth control.

Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) Adverse Reactions, Precautions and Warning

• Inform your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) or any other medications.
• Do not forget to tell your doctor and pharmacist your medical history, the other prescription and non-prescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take.
• Emergency contraceptive pills like Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) have no long-term or serious side effects, and it is safe for almost every woman to use them.
• After taking Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®), a woman's next menstrual cycle may start earlier or later than expected and the menstrual flow may be lighter or heavier than usual.
• Most women will start their next period within 7 days of the expected date.
• If a woman's menstrual bleeding does not start within 3 weeks after taking emergency contraception like Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®), she might be pregnant and should call or visit her health care provider.
• Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) may increase your risk of developing cancer of the ovaries or gallbladder disease that may need to be treated with surgery.
• If emergency contraception like Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) fails and the woman becomes pregnant, there do not appear to be any long-term effects on the pregnancy or the fetus.

Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) Dosage and Administration

• As a general rule, emergency contraceptive pills like Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) are taken in two doses.
• Take the first dose of Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) as soon as possible (up to 120 hours after you have sex without using birth control, your birth control failed, or you were forced to have sex.
• Take the second dose of Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) 12 hours later (although being an hour or two early or late probably won’t make a difference in how effective the pills are).
• You have the option of taking both doses of Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) at the same time.

Important

• Keep in mind that emergency contraceptive pills like Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) are most effective the sooner they are taken after sex.
• If emergency contraception like Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) fails and the woman becomes pregnant, there do not appear to be any long-term effects on the pregnancy or the fetus.
• If a fertilized egg is implanted prior to taking Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®), this will not work.
• Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) should not be used as a routine birth control method, because Levonorgestrel (Generic Plan B®) is actually less effective at preventing pregnancies than most types of birth control.


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