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Appreciation for analysis of how levonorgestrel works and reservations with the use of meloxicam as emergency contraception

Andrew Schneider, Christine M Zainer, Christopher Kevin Kubat

  • Saint Joseph Hospital East ROR
  • Medical College of Wisconsin ROR

The Linacre Quarterly, 83(1), 52-68

DOI 10.1080/00243639.2016.1145894 PMID 27833182

Abstract

This paper is a response to Dr. Kathleen Raviele's recent article on her critical analysis of the use of levonorgestrel given to women postsexual assault and her suggestion that the use of Meloxicam may be an ethical alternative.

Topics

Contraception/ComparisonEthics/Philosophy
meloxicam emergency contraception ethics, levonorgestrel mechanism analysis response, COX-2 inhibitor ovulation prevention, meloxicam ethical alternative contraception, emergency contraception sexual assault, Catholic moral theology contraception, levonorgestrel post-assault protocol, non-hormonal emergency contraception, meloxicam follicular rupture inhibition, ethical emergency contraception options
PMID 27833182 27833182 DOI 10.1080/00243639.2016.1145894 10.1080/00243639.2016.1145894

Cite this article

Schneider, A. P., Kubat, C., & Zainer, C. M. (2016). Appreciation for analysis of how levonorgestrel works and reservations with the use of meloxicam as emergency contraception. *The Linacre Quarterly*, *83*(1), 52-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00243639.2016.1145894

Keywords

Abortifacient, Breakthrough Ovulation, Medically Induced Abortions, Mobic for Women, NSAID, Progesterone, Prostaglandins, The Use of Meloxicam Post Sexual Assault, The Use of Levonorgestrel Post Sexual Assault

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