Adding NSAID to emergency contraception ‘boosts efficacy’
Combining levonorgestrel with the NSAID piroxicam may be more effective at preventing pregnancy than taking the on-demand emergency contraceptive alone, show results from a new study.
Hong Kong–led doctors reported that 95% of potential pregnancies were prevented when women took levonorgestrel plus piroxicam following unprotected sex compared with 63% among those given the morning-after pill with placebo.