Where can I getLevonelle® One Step?
If you're 16 or over, you can buy Levonelle® One Step in most pharmacies.
Busting the myths
Levonelle® One Step should be reserved for emergencies only but there is no medical reason why you can't use Levonelle® One Step more than once.
If you really need Levonelle® One Step, it can be used when necessary but should not replace long-term methods of contraception.
If you do take it more than once, it is more likely to alter the timing of your next period which means you could be putting yourself at a greater risk of pregnancy.
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There is no evidence that Levonelle® One Step has any effect on a woman's future ability to become pregnant.
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Research has shown that the people who are most likely to buy Levonelle® One Step in a pharmacy are women aged 25-34 years.
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If you're over 16, you can buy Levonelle® One Step at most pharmacies throughout the UK, once you answer a few questions. See What will the pharmacist ask me? Or I am under 16.
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Wrong. Most women will neither feel nor be sick. In studies only 1% of women were sick after taking Levonelle® One Step. If you are sick you will need to contact your healthcare professional or pharmacist right away if it is within 3 hours of taking the tablet. See Side effects.
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Wrong. You can use Levonelle® One Step emergency contraception right up to the menopause.
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Provided you follow the instructions, you can take Levonelle® One Step up to 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sex but its effectiveness decreases with time. It is important to act quickly.
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If a fertilised egg has embedded itself in the womb and you are already pregnant, Levonelle® One Step does not work, so it is not like having an abortion nor is there any evidence that it will affect the foetus. If you know you are already pregnant, you should not take Levonelle® One Step.
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Levonelle® One Step is for emergency contraception only, but there is no medical reason why you can't use Levonelle® One Step more than once if this is necessary. However you should try not to take it more than once in any one cycle as there is a greater likelihood that Levonelle® One Step will disrupt the timing of your next period which may put you at a greater risk of pregnancy. Nor should you use it as a regular method of contraception because on its own, it is not as reliable as regular, long-term methods of contraception and you would increase your chances of an unplanned pregnancy.
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