I plan (Levonogestreal BP – 0.03mg)

I plan is oral contraceptive made from very low doses of syntheticprogestin like the natural hormone progestin in the women’s body.
How it works (mechanism of pregnancy prevention)

• Inhibition of ovulation
• Inhibition of sperm penetration by thickening of cervical mucus
• Delay in ovum transport by decreasing tubal motility

 

Important: It Does not protect against HIV nor STD 

 

 

 

 

 


How effective?
Effectiveness depends on the user; for women who have monthly
bleeding, the risk of pregnancy is greater if I plan is taken late or missed
completely.
Side effects
The following side effects have been reported in women receiving I plan
- Changes in bleeding pattern including
- For breast feeding women, longer delay in return of monthly

bleeding after childbirth

- Irregular bleeding
- Infrequent bleeding
- No monthly bleeding
- Headaches
- Dizziness

Health benefits
I plan helps protect against;
- Risk of pregnancy
- No estrogen side effects. Do not increase risk of estrogen – related
complications such as heart attack or stroke
May help prevent?
- Endometrial and ovarian cancer

- Pelvic inflammatory disease

Key points- A good choice for breastfeeding women who want an oral

contraceptive
- Very effective during breastfeeding
- Very low dose
- Do not reduce a mother’s milk supply
Who can use I-plan
- Safe and suitable for nearly all women
- Nearly all women can use I- plan safely and effectively including
women who are;
- Breastfeeding (starting as soon as 6 weeks after childbirth)
- Have or have not had children
- Not married
- Any age, including adolescents and women over 40 years of
age
- Have just had an abortion, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy
- Smoke cigarettes, regardless of women’s age or number of

cigarettes smoked
- Have anemia now or had in the past

I plan with women with HIV
- Women who are infected with HIV, have AIDS or are on antiretroviral(ARV) therapy can safely use I plan
- Urge these women to use condoms along with I plan. Used
consistently and correctly, condoms help prevent transmission of HIV
and other STIs. Condoms also provide extra contraceptive protection
for women on ARV therapy