Contraception for the older woman

Fertility after 35: Need for contraception

“…containing 36 mg of levonorgestrel and having a diameter of 2.4 mm and a length of 3.4 cm. The six capsules appear to release levonorgestrel at a rate of approximately 80 mcg per 24 hours during the first[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] months of use. This rate declines over the next few months and thereafter the capsules deliver approximately 30 mcg of levonorgestrel per 24 hours.…”