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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Taking morning-after pill with another drug is much more effective, study finds

Boxes of levonorgestrel
Levonorgestrel on its own was found to prevent only 63% of pregnancies. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images

Women who take a painkilling tablet alongside the world’s most widely used morning-after pill have a far smaller risk of becoming pregnant than those who rely on emergency contraception alone.

Sexual health experts have hailed the finding, reported on Thursday in the Lancet (paywall), as a significant and “very exciting” potential breakthrough that could make it easier to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.

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