What is Levonelle?
Levonelle One Step is the most effective morning after pill*. If you have had unprotected sex, taking ellaOne® can prevent unplanned pregnancy. ellaOne® can be effective for up to 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sex has taken place, but like all morning after pills it is more effective the sooner you take it.
Levonelle One Step is intended for use in the case of emergency it is not meant to be a replacement for a regular method of contraception.
How does the Levonelle morning-after pill work?
Levonelle One Step prevents about 84% of expected pregnancies when it is taken within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex. Levonelle One Step will not prevent a pregnancy in every instance, but the tablet is more effective the sooner after unprotected sex it is taken (it is better to take it within 12 hours rather than delay until the third day).
The Levonelle One Step morning after pill is thought to work by:
- stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg
- preventing sperm from fertilising any egg you may have already released; or
- stopping a fertilised egg from attaching itself to your womb lining.
So Levonelle One Step stops pregnancy before it is established. It does not work if you are already pregnant.
The use of Levonelle 1500 is not advised if:
- you have a disease of your small bowel (such as Crohn’s disease) that inhibits the absorption of the drug.
- you have severe liver problems
- you have a history of ectopic pregnancy (where the baby develops somewhere outside the womb).
- you have a history of salpingitis(inflammation of the Fallopian tubes)
- you have an intolerance lactose or some sugars
There is some evidence that Levonelle 1500 may be less effective with increasing body weight or body mass index (BMI), but these data were limited and inconclusive. Therefore, Levonelle 1500 is still recommended for all women regardless of their weight or BMI.
If you are under 16, you must visit your doctor or family planning clinic to get emergency contraception.
Like all medicines, Levonelle One Step can have side effects.
- You might feel sick for a short while after taking this medicine.
- You might be sick (vomit) after taking this medicine.
- If you are sick, read the section ‘What to do if you are sick’ (vomit) question above!
- Your period might be different.
- Most women will have a normal period at the expected time, but some may have their period later or earlier than normal. You might also have some irregular bleeding or spotting until your next period. If your period is more than 5 days late or is unusually light or unusually heavy, you should contact your doctor as soon as possible.
- You might have tender breasts, headaches, lower abdominal (tummy) pain, diarrhoea, feel dizzy or feel tired after taking this medicine. These symptoms should get better within a few days.
- If you think that this medicine affects you in any other way that is not mentioned above, tell your pharmacist, practise nurse, doctor or family planning clinic.
Each pack of Levonelle One Step contains a complete treatment which is one round, white tablet. The tablet contains 1500 microgram of levonorgestrel, which is the active ingredient.
Levonelle One Step also contains the inactive ingredients: potato starch, maize starch, colloidal silica anhydrous, magnesium stearate (E572), talc (E533b), lactose monohydrate.
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