Hi! again!
I'll talk about Dr. Valenzuela's talk which was on past Thursday. He talked about "Postovulatory effects of Levonorgestrel in Emergency Contraception". In my opinion the presentacion was very interesting, besides I think that the topic is very important my future profession.
Levonorgestrel is a drug used as emergency contraception. In our country, this is known as "the pill of the after day" and there are many debates about the real effects of it. Some people say that the drug is abortive and others say that it is not abortive.
Dr. Valenzuela told us that according to studies Levonorgestrel is not abortive. He said that the pill only have preovulatory effects. This drug should be used 0-24 hours after the coito or maximum five days after the coito, but its effect decrease.
In my point of view the use of Levonorgestrel is directly related to ethics. This topic opens the debate about when life begins? The main protagonists in this debate are Catholic Church and Science. I think that the life begins in the fecundation, that is to say when the occyte and sperm unite.
I feel that there are many others anticontraceptive methods for prevent pregnancy. After the presentation by Dr. Valenzuela, I feel that as even not 100% proven that the drug is or not abortive, Levonorgestrel should only be used in special cases for example in cases of rape or teenage pregnancies.
I think that in Chile there are still many years of debate about this issue.
Bye!
I'll talk about Dr. Valenzuela's talk which was on past Thursday. He talked about "Postovulatory effects of Levonorgestrel in Emergency Contraception". In my opinion the presentacion was very interesting, besides I think that the topic is very important my future profession.
Levonorgestrel is a drug used as emergency contraception. In our country, this is known as "the pill of the after day" and there are many debates about the real effects of it. Some people say that the drug is abortive and others say that it is not abortive.
Dr. Valenzuela told us that according to studies Levonorgestrel is not abortive. He said that the pill only have preovulatory effects. This drug should be used 0-24 hours after the coito or maximum five days after the coito, but its effect decrease.
In my point of view the use of Levonorgestrel is directly related to ethics. This topic opens the debate about when life begins? The main protagonists in this debate are Catholic Church and Science. I think that the life begins in the fecundation, that is to say when the occyte and sperm unite.
I feel that there are many others anticontraceptive methods for prevent pregnancy. After the presentation by Dr. Valenzuela, I feel that as even not 100% proven that the drug is or not abortive, Levonorgestrel should only be used in special cases for example in cases of rape or teenage pregnancies.
I think that in Chile there are still many years of debate about this issue.
Bye!
Hello!
ReplyDeletehow are you???
You blog is very interesting, I think the same with you...
See you soon
bye :)
Hi Valeria,
ReplyDeleteYou are probably right in that the use of LNG still needs more debate in Chile. Why do you think the drug has been approved in other countries?
See you,
Claudia