Emergency Contraception and Weight

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Does being fat change the effectiveness of emergency contraceptives? The American Society for Emergency Contraceptives dives into the research and lists the benefits and challenges for a range of emergency contraceptive options.

“Although the evidence is not entirely clear, there appears to be a relationship between the efficacy of EC
(particularly LNG) and the weight of the user, and emerging evidence suggests that biological processes
may play a determining role.”

https://www.americansocietyforec.org/_files/ugd/0cdab4_12f4b1c5cdf64feab998bc561692137c.pdf