Levonelle Morning After Pill

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46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Lizamabug

I'm hideously embarrassed BUT... 09/01/2007

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to get hold of and use, relatively effective
Disadvantages Expensive to buy, not 100% effective, can cause side effects

Despite my wanting the ground to open up and swallow me of late, I feel compelled to take a deep breath, wipe the naughty school girl smirk from my face and spread the word about contraception. I'm a sensible and intelligent young lady (usually) so rather than assuming you'd never be stupid enough to wind up in my position - take note of my recent unfortunate experience and try to keep it in mind no matter how many sheets to the wind you wind up this weekend. I think most of us know the risks associated with having unprotected sex and wouldn't be so stupid as to indulge. Pregnancy is the most ... more
109 of 109 Ciao users found the following review helpful

kappaslappa

Member since 13/07/2003

Reviews written: 186

DON'T BE SILLY PROTECT YOUR WILLY 31/07/2003

User doesn't recommend the product

Advantages It worked for me
Disadvantages Miss use

As it is Christmas and everyone is in the festive spirit here is some advice before you all go and have one!! Levonelle is best known for being the morning after pill. The morning after pill can be taken up to 72 after sex to protect against an unwanted pregnancy, should anything happen, such as a condom ripping, forgetting to the pill etc. The morning can now be bought over the counter at your local pharmacy after much consultation and controversy, or you can simply go to your local family planning clinic or go and see your GP. I have to admit that I have taken Levonelle a few years ago and I ... more
26 of 26 Ciao users found the following review helpful

clairestevens

Levonelle 19/04/2006

User recommends the product

Advantages 99% effective
Disadvantages Side effects such as nausea

A couple of months back my husband and I had a 'split condom experience' so we decided to use the morning after pill (MAP). How I Got It ----------------- There is no longer any need to go to your GP to get the morning after pill (although you can if you want) as pharmacies are now allowed to sell them over the counter. I went to my local pharmacy, asked for the morning after pill and was led into a side-room where the pharmacist asked me a few health-related questions. He warned me that the MAP was not 100% effective and checked that I was within the 72-hour time slot and then took me out to ... more
38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful

jo1l

not just for the morning after 01/05/2001

User recommends the product

Advantages can stop an unplan pregnancy if taken correctly
Disadvantages vomiting!

The misleadingly named Morning after pill can actually be taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse. Obviously the sooner it is taken the more effective it will be. As with any contraceptive device it is not 100% effective. Levonelle-2 is in fact only 85% effective and the effectiveness of it diminishes as the clock ticks away! Levonelle-2 is the latest brand of morning after pills on the market containing 750mg of the hormone progesterone. It is taken in 2 doses of one pill at 12 hours apart. It is imparative that you take it 12 hours apart for it to work. One word of warning ... more
31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Suzan

Oops I Did It Again 09/10/2001

User recommends the product

Advantages Very effective if taken in accordance with instructions
Disadvantages Not for everyone

Earlier this year, in a storm of controversy, the so-called “morning-after” pill was made available over the counter at pharmacies. This means that women who have had unprotected sex and are worried about a possible unwanted pregnancy, can now go to their local chemist and buy the pill, which is marketed under the brand name “Levonelle”, rather than waiting for an appointment at the GP’s or Family Planning Clinic. I do not intend, in this review, to enter into any moral, religious or social debate about whether emergency contraception such as Levonelle should be ... more
22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful

madmish

Pills to the rescue... 07/08/2002

User recommends the product

Advantages no pregnancy
Disadvantages have to be taken exactly 12 hours apart to be effective!

After hearing horror stories of the possible side effects of the morning after pill, I was dreading ever having to take it. Just my luck that no matter how safe I try to be something would go wrong! I had been taking Microgynon 30 and happened to be sick one night. You are advised to use extra contraception for 7 days if this happens. So I was using condoms. Then of course, one had to go and split! Nightmare! Just to add to the bad luck, this was on a Saturday night which meant that the only place I could get hold of the morning after pill on a Sunday was the hospital! None of the Sunday ... more
25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful

ms19

Member since 02/03/2002

Reviews written: 1112

Better To Be Safe Than Sorry 07/09/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages easy to take, easy to access
Disadvantages -

Only recently, I had a bit of a scare where I needed to take the morning after pill just to be safe than sorry. Before taking it I had never really found out a lot of information about it but I think more women need to know about it just for safety and to maybe lower unwanted pregnancies. I have taken it now twice in the past but I had to research into it to find out about it. WHERE CAN I GET HOLD OF IT So, the morning after pill, officially known as Levonelle 1500 is something you can get hold of by either going into a local pharmacy paying £22 for it which is quite high but in the long run ... more
15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful

concerned_male

There's a first time for everyone I guess 09/06/2003

User recommends the product

Advantages peace of mind and a renewed determination to a)be more careful and b)be even more careful
Disadvantages a paranoid (i know it's harsh but it's true) girlfriend

Well, I'm sure if you've read even one of the other opinions you'll have got the medical gist of what comes with Levonelle and the unfortunate circumstances that require it to be taken. Mine's a more personal account I guess, therapy if you like. I was meant to be going home for a weekend, leaving my girlfriend at her house (where I was staying at the time) when 'it' happened. Durex not being the clingiest of materials sort of, well.... you get the picture. Anyway, I am my girlfriend's first. Not that it makes any difference but just for context. I've slept with a couple of other people in my ... more
7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Cherise21

Better to be safe than sorry 28/03/2011

User recommends the product

Advantages Quick, Painless, Easy to get, Mine was free
Disadvantages Feelings of guilt or shame, Not a long term solution and should only be used in Emergencies!

Well, I can honestly say that I never thought I would be the one who would have to take such extreme precautions as I do everything in my power to protect myself from unwanted pregnancy until we decide as a couple we are ready for children. This said however, less than 30 minutes ago I became another statistic. I feel though, I need to start with explaining the situation. I am on the mini-pill, take it the same time every day and never miss them, I was given some form of antibiotic for a UTI that I got a couple of weeks ago. So naturally because of possible interactions the OH and I got some ... more
6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Keksters

Be Fast - Be Safe 22/07/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Easy to use
Disadvantages Was expensive over counter

Being young and of course naive, for some reason I always thought that condoms would always work. So, of course, when the condom my boyfriend and I were using broke; we panicked. Not long after the incident, we decided to walk into town into the nearest pharmacy to get the morning after pill. Of course this is over the counter, but you can go to your GP, or any family planning centre and it should be subsidized by the government. Before getting the pill I was asked a bunch of questions. Was this for myself? (it's not recommended to buy it for someone else) Was the sex unprotected? (broken ... more