Lenor Emergency Contraceptive

Lenor Emergency Contraceptive is a morning-after pill (MAP) effective within 72 hours, or 3 days, after sex. It contains 1.5 milligrams of levonorgestrel, which is used in lower doses, in many birth control pills. It is a single-dose pill.

Emergency contraception is effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilizes the ovum. Emergency contraception cannot interrupt an established pregnancy or harm a developing embryo.

Lenor can be used in a number of situations following sexual intercourse. These include:

• When no contraceptive or protection has been used;
• In cases of rape or coerced sex when the woman was not protected by an effective contraceptive method; and
• When there is a contraceptive failure or incorrect use, including condom breakage, slippage, or incorrect use.