Articles tagged with: emergency contraception
Confounding Contraception Facts Revealed
Life is all about making informed choices and with such a huge array of options available, one can get easily perplexed. Here’s how to get a head start.
There are many inject able versions that contain either the sole hormone progestin as found in Depo-Provera or the duo-combo of progestin and oestrogen found in Cyclofem, Mesigyna, Lunelle, Noristerat all effectively avert ovulation by creating barricade for the sperms, with the miniscule failure rate of 1%, they have to be administered within 5 days of commencement of menstrual cycle.
Depo-Provera or Depo-subQ Provera 104 shot offers protection from pregnancy for a period of 3 months while Lunelle offers protection for about a month, with fertility returning in two months time, at the rate of $30 a shot. Lunelle causes weight gain, vomiting and breast tenderness in many cases. Noristerat injection is effective for a period of two months, ideal for short-term contraception for women who have been immunized or whose partners have [...]

