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Mifepristone offers effective emergency contraception with fewer side effects

The review of 87 trials found low- and mid-dose mifepristone cut pregnancies more than levonorgestrel and reduced nausea and vomiting.

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Emergency contraception containing mifepristone prevents more pregnancies with fewer side effects than some other common emergency contraceptive pills such as levonorgestrel, according to a new Cochrane review involving 87 trials.

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.How it works and what is its main disadvantage. Mifepristone appears to prevent more unwanted pregnancies and cause fewer side effects compared to some widely used emergency contraception methods, according to a new systematic review. Emergency contraception is used after unprotected sex, in case of contraceptive failure, such as condom breakage, and after sexual abuse. A new Cochrane review, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Rev…

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Medical Xpress broke the news in Douglas, United Kingdom on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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