http://www.levonorgestrel.org Everything about Levonorgestrel, morning-after-pills, birth control and prevention of pregnancy. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:52:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Official figures to be published next week will show the conception rate among under-18s is on the rise after dropping for several years. They will reinforce England's position as the teenage pregnancy capital of Europe, with about 40 in every 1,000 schoolgirls becoming pregnant. Half of them go on to ... http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=22 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who officially pledge to save sex for marriage may be no more likely than their peers to do so -- but they may be less likely to take precautions during sex, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, are based ... http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=17 Dr. Wilf Steinberg describes it as the 'unicorn theory'. Many teens believe a woman gets pregnant only if they have an orgasm. Some others believe that first-time sex doesn't lead to pregnancy. The gynecologist and assistant professor, department of obstetric and gynaecology at the University of Toronto believes there's a ... http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=12 NEW YORK (AP) — A new rule granting sweeping protection to a broad range of health workers who won't provide abortions and other care could set up the first big reproductive rights fight of the Obama era. Fiery demonstrations, abortion clinic bombings and headline-grabbing killings of doctors largely faded from the ... http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=10 With this troubling economy looming over us, it seems nothing is safe from the choking grasp of a worldwide marketplace in tailspin. Even sex can't escape the pattern. More and more people are finding the rising cost in birth control distressing, putting a strain on people's sex lives, maybe even ... http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=8 A bill in the Legislature would allow the state's pharmacists to cite a "moral objection" and refuse to fill emergency contraception prescriptions. The measure poses serious problems for rural and low-income women and could result in more abortions, the Citizen says in an editorial. Read more http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=6 What is the most important information I should know about levonorgestrel? Avoid smoking cigarettes while using levonorgestrel. Smoking increases the risk of developing a heart attack, stroke, or blood clot.  Levonorgestrel does not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases--including HIV and AIDS. What is levonorgestrel? Levonorgestrel is a form of progesterone, which ... http://www.levonorgestrel.org/?p=3