LEVONORGESTREL

Hi, everybody!!

This blog is dedicated at presentation of Dr. Carlos Valenzuela, member of institute of biomedical sciences

In this opportunity he talked about: levonorgestrel in emergency contraception, better known as “the morning after pill”.

The Levonorgestrel is contraceptive pill, with postovulatory effects, using a high concentration of female hormones to stop the process of nidation or implantation, after a sexual relation, without protection, or bad utilization of anticonceptive, to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

The point of view of Dr. Valenzuela, was that levonorgestrel is a contraceptive and not an abortion pill, because not affect the implantation, only have effects in the cycle of migration of embryo in the fallopian tubes.

But there is controversy on this point because some people believe that life begins at implantation, others with the union of genetic material.

However, the doctor says in his presentation, abort is an abstract concept, very difficult to define.

This point was to my, the most interesting to my in the presentation, the controversies, and the differents points of view, of the church and the scientists, and relevance as this pills, and how to get involved in daily living.

In my personal opinion, I believe the levonorgestrel should be utilized in extreme circumstances, for example in violation victims, because I think, in case of family planification not is necessary, because exist others anticonceptive methods.

The used of levonorgestrel, should be reduce until clarify the real action method, and the various parties to reach a common understanding, especially when put in game a future life.