Case of rupture ectopic pregnancy with emergency contraception levonorgestrel 0.075 mg in a lactating woman

Nazish Masud; Saleh AlShaibi; Tala AlBassri; Saad Khan; Fahad Khan

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3849

Case of rupture ectopic pregnancy with emergency contraception levonorgestrel 0.075 mg in a lactating woman

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 18;9(3):1605-1609. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3849. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Nazish Masud^{1

2}, Saleh AlShaibi^{2

3}, Tala AlBassri^{2

3}, Saad Khan⁴, Fahad Khan⁵

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit Department of Medical Education College of Medicine King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
² King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
³ College of Medicine King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Medicine Khyber Teaching Hospital MTI Peshawar Pakistan.
⁵ Department of Medicine Lady Reading Hospital MTI Peshawar Pakistan.

Abstract

Levonorgestrel emergency contraception (LNG-EC) tends to make uterus unfavorable for implantation but does not prevent embryo implantation. Emergency contraceptives pills should be used with caution among lactating women who at the same time should be monitored closely for ectopic pregnancy.

Keywords: LNG‐EC; contraceptives; ectopic; lactation; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports