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, ...

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 ...

But the surgery required for implants makes them less accessible to some patients. Traverso’s team developed a new approach to deliver the contraceptive drug levonorgestrel (LNG) through Self ...

The single-rod, etonogestrel-releasing, subdermal implant (ENG implant) is the most effective, long-acting reversible method of contraception available. The failure rate of the ENG implant is 0.05 ...

What are levonorgestrel and ulipristal? People who have unprotected sex or who think their birth control method may have failed can use levonorgestrel or ulipristal, which are emergency birth ...

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 ...

Next Choice My Way Option 2 Fallback Opcicon Levonorgestrel is also an ingredient in other forms of birth control like oral birth control pills, vaginal rings, contraceptive implants, and birth ...

Among individuals who used progestin-only contraception, 585,931 used levonorgestrel 52 mg via an intrauterine device, while 45,118 used an implant and 16,548 received an injection. Variation in ...

Contraception 36:145-157, 1987. Wang SL, Wu SC, Xin XM, et al: Three years' experience with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device and Norplant-2d implants: A randomized comparative study.