How to Use levonorgestrel in a Sentence

levonorgestrel

noun

• The new contraceptive is made to sit in the stomach and gradually release the birth control drug levonorgestrel over the course of three weeks.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• The one-pill dose works by delaying ovulation with a hormone called levonorgestrel.
  — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022
• Except each arm is made of a body-friendly silicone polymer bonded with levonorgestrel—the hormone used in IUDs like Mirena.
  — Wired, 4 Dec. 2019
• Mirena, Kyleena, Liletta, and Skyla—that release levonorgestrel, a type of progesterone, into the uterus every day.
  — Lori Keong, Marie Claire, 30 Oct. 2017
• Some IUDs contain the hormone levonorgestrel, a kind of progestin, which helps decrease or even eliminate heavy menstrual bleeding, a common problem for women in their 40s.
  — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
• Hormonal IUDs contain the hormone levonorgestrel, which changes your uterine lining to create much lighter periods.
  — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 31 Oct. 2017
• This dose of levonorgestrel dampens the release of LH, thus delaying or totally preventing ovulation that month.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 1 Nov. 2017
• Hormonal IUDs are coated with a synthetic progestin called levonorgestrel.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 11 July 2018
• Ella is one of the more common brands of emergency contraceptive pills containing ulipristal acetate (which requires a prescription), while Plan B contains levonorgestrel (and is available over the counter).
  — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 19 Mar. 2019
• Ella is among the more common brands of emergency contraceptive pills containing ulipristal acetate (which requires a prescription), and Plan B contains levonorgestrel (and is available over the counter).
  — Brittney McNamara, Allure, 25 Mar. 2019
• There are several types of morning-after pills: Plan B, perhaps the most well-known, consists of the synthetic hormone levonorgestrel and works by preventing or delaying ovulation.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 1 July 2022
• The pills, which can be bought without a prescription, contain levonorgestrel and are considered an emergency contraceptive.
  — Dallas News, 28 June 2022
• In all three cases, medical professionals and pharmacists seemed to have conflicting opinions over whether double dosing levonorgestrel was the correct thing to do.
  — Rose Stokes, refinery29.com, 5 Dec. 2021
• The agency added that the emergency contraception works similarly to birth control in preventing pregnancy, but contains a higher dose of levonorgestrel.
  — CBS News, 23 Dec. 2022
• Common side effects of levonorgestrel include headaches, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, bleeding and changes to future menstrual cycles.
  — Chavie Lieber, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024