The Effect of Body Weight on Emergency Contraception

Body weight influences the effectiveness of oral emergency contraception. Leverner gestural emergency contraception may be less effective in women who are overweight defined as a BMI greater than 25 or obese, of course as a BMI of 30 or more. Some research suggests that Uli Pristol has lower effectiveness among obese women but this is controversial with some studies showing it maintains its effectiveness even in obesity.