LoviOne 1.5mcg Tablet – Levonorgestrel 1 Tablet

We only offer the morning after pill for future use – this consultation is only suitable if you don’t need the morning after pill right now but wish to order it in case you need it in the future. If you require the morning-after pill immediately, please visit a pharmacy in person, contact a local sexual health clinic, NHS walk-in centre, or your GP.

LoviOne is an emergency contraceptive that can be used within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex or if your usual contraceptive method has failed.

It is about the following cases:

• no contraception was used during the sexual intercourse
• the contraception measure was used incorrectly, for example as if a condom was penetrated, slipped away or used in a wrong way, if vaginal pessary or diaphragm changed position, burst, was broken or taken out ahead of time, in the case of a failed interruption during coitus interruptus (e.g. sperm ejaculated in vagina or on external genitalia).
• LoviOne contains a synthetic hormone-like active substance called levonorgestrel. It prevents about 84% of expected pregnancies when you take it within 72 hours of having unprotected sex. It will not prevent a pregnancy every time and is more effective if you take it as soon as possible after unprotected sex. It is better to take it within 12 hours rather than delay until the third day.

LoviOne is thought to work by:

• stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg
• preventing sperm from fertilising any egg you may have already released
• LoviOne can only prevent you becoming pregnant if you take it within 72 hours of unprotected sex. It does not work if you are already pregnant. If you have unprotected sex after taking LoviOne, it will not stop you from becoming pregnant.
• LoviOne is not indicated for use before the first menstrual bleeding (menarche)

How often can you use LoviOne

You should only use LoviOne in emergencies and not as a regular method of contraception. If LoviOne is used more than once in a menstrual cycle, it is less reliable, and it is more likely to upset your menstrual cycle (period).

LoviOne does not work as well as regular methods of contraception. Your doctor, practice nurse or family planning clinic can tell you about long-term methods of contraception which are more effective in preventing you from getting pregnant.