Levonorgestrel

The presentation of Dr. Valenzuela about " Postovulatory effects of levonorgestrel in emergency contraception " seemed to me to be very interesting, because I didn´t have many knowledge on this topic, and after having read his paper I had still had some doubts, which I could solve in the talk that it gave last Thursday, in addition during the talk it clarified some concepts that me were of great help to be able to understand better the topic that the doctor was speaking.

The talk was very good for us, as futures Midwives, since it helps us to know more on the topic of the contraceptives, topic that it is very important in our career, especially to be able to educate our future patients on his use, his effects and more even for the familiar planning.

I had listened on several other contraceptive tablets, but not the levonorgestrel; in the talk I learned on the effects postovulatorios of this tablet, which two doses manage the affairs post-coitus and which the probability of efficiency is diminishing as he manages the affairs more lately. In addition I learned that every day between the coitus and LNGE's administration is one day that removes itself him to the window of fertility of the cycle of fecundity of the woman.

According to the vision of the Dr. Carlos, the levonorgestrel used as emergency contraceptive increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy when there fails as contraceptive, which we him should report to our patients and that therefore shouldn´t be in use for situations so delicate as the violation or the emergency contraception.

I am very grateful that give themselves these instances of learning, since it helps us so much to increase our knowledge in the diverse topics of which we treat like to increase our medical vocabulary.