Emergency Contraception and Body Weight: Pilot Study
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine how body weight changes the drug level of
an emergency contraceptive pill containing a hormone called levonorgestrel (LNG). This
emergency contraceptive is available to women without a prescription, but has recently been
found to not work as well to prevent pregnancies in women of higher body weight. The overall
goal of this research is to improve the effectiveness of contraception for women, no matter
their weight.