Levonorgestrel at emergency contraception dose has no effect on ciliary beat frequency and muscular contraction of the human fallopian tube: an in vitro experimental study

• Main Authors: Raymond Hang Wun Li (Author), Su-Bin Liao (Author), William Shu Biu Yeung (Author), Ernest Hung Yu Ng (Author), Wai Sum O (Author), Pak Chung Ho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Levonorgestrel (LNG) acts as an emergency contraceptive mainly by inhibiting or postponing ovulation. We carried out this study to investigate whether LNG at concentration relevant for emergency contraception (EC) affect ciliary beat frequency and muscular contraction of the huma...