The new approach delivers the contraceptive hormonal medication levonorgestrel via what the researchers call “Self-assembling Long-acting Injectable Microcrystals” (SLIM). Once injected into the body, ...

With birth control having lacked sufficient research for decades, millions of people using the contraceptive pill are left ...

undergo solvent exchange to assemble into a single solid implant that slowly releases the drug as the surface erodes.” “There are drugs, like levonorgestrel used here, that have some unique ...

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate initiated at 6 weeks postpartum* Hormonal implants inserted at 6 weeks postpartum* The levonorgestrel intrauterine system can be inserted at 6 weeks postpartum.

A 32-year-old woman visiting your rheumatology clinic says she and her partner have decided the time is right for them to ...

DARE-LARC1, a novel, long-acting, reversible personal contraceptive implant delivering levonorgestrel with a woman-centered design that has the potential to be a long-acting, yet convenient and ...

examples include a levonorgestrel IUD, a progestin-only approach such as the norethindrone pill, and an implant. Additionally, if you smoke, try to quit. Smoking cigarettes raises the risk of ...

The researchers focused on a contraceptive hormone called levonorgestrel ... microparticle suspensions and implants formed inside your body. Both methods have limitations, often requiring thick ...

Once the implant is in place, it acts like a drug “depot”, releasing levonorgestrel as it erodes – providing protection for years, potentially. “We showed that we can have very controlled ...

"In our particular project, we were interested in trying to combine the benefits of long-acting implants with the ... of the contraceptive drug levonorgestrel, which forms crystals that are ...