Emergency contraceptives do not help women with overweight

Some contraceptives that must be taken after sex, are much less effective among women who have excess weight, as most of the ladies do not even know. Scientists have advised them to resort to drugs or other methods of contraception.

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So called emergency contraceptives Which is often popularly referred to as "morning after pill" may be less effective if the woman is overweight. Thus, the manufacturer of the popular oral contraceptive Norlevo pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma maintains that these pills do not work, if they will accept a woman who weighs more than 80 kg. If the weight is more than ladies of 75 kg, the efficiency of the tablets will be significantly reduced.

Curiously, while the information about this is contained in the instructions for use Norlevo. It was only the following year these popular oral contraceptives will be provided with an appropriate warning. The composition includes tablets levonorgestrel - a synthetic hormone that blocks the process of fertilization. To he acted, the drug must be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex.

American broadcaster NBC refers to scientific studies that prove the inefficiency emergency contraceptives   Women with high body mass. Their risk of unintended pregnancy by using these methods of contraception increased by 4 times. In this regard, experts recommend these women to use different means of permanent contraception, is highly reliable. (READ MORE)

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