Postovulatory effects of levonorgestel in Emergency Contraception

Hello everyone! This week I am going to talk about a presentation about a research article “Postovulatory effects of levonorgestel in Emergency Contraception” written by Dr. Carlos Valenzuela of University of Chile. The presentation was very interesting and furthermore this has very relation with the midwifery. This was about if the levonorgetrel have or haven’t effects postovulatory and if this is abortive or not abortive. With this presentation I understood better the research paper. Well, first: the levonorgestrel is the principal constituent of the anticonceptive pills, for example postinor 2. This is used for the women after coitus for prevent pregnancies. The Dr. Valenzuela explained us the difference between Contraceptive and anticontraceptive because the majority of people think that both are synonymous: contraceptive is against the conception and antoconceptive is when there isn’t fertilization. Then the levonorgestrel is anticonceptive, because when the woman take the pill before of coitus, this inhibit the ovulation, and according to the Dr. Valenzuela, the levonorgetrel have effect postovulatory and furthermore the levonorgestrel (in case of have happened the fertilization) increase the risk of have a ectopic pregnancy because this catch the cigoto in the oviductus, implanting on it, overcoat if the woman take two pills, then the lenonorgestrel is contraceptive too. An ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy where the embryo grow outside the uterus, in this case, this grow on the oviductus. This pregnancy is very dangerous because the mother is in high risk.

Still there isn’t agreement about the beginning of life, some believe the life begin in the fertilization, other think the life begin in the implantation, then, if levonorgetrel is abortive or not abortive depend of religion or ideology of each person. The Dr. Valenzuela think the live begin in the fertilization, then, according to him, the levonorgetrel can be abortive.