Editing Levonorgestrel (section)

===Brand names===
Levonorgestrel is marketed alone or in combination with an [[estrogen]] (specifically [[ethinylestradiol]], [[estradiol]], or [[estradiol valerate]]) under a multitude of brand names throughout the world, including ''Alesse'', Altavera, Alysena, Amethia, Amethyst, Ashlyna, Aviane, Camrese, Chateal, ''Climara Pro'', ''Cycle 21'', Daysee, Emerres, Enpresse, Erlibelle, ''Escapelle'', Falmina, Introvale, Isteranda, ''Jadelle'', ''Jaydess'', Jolessa, ''Klimonorm'', Kurvelo, Kyleena, Lessina, ''Levlen'', Levodonna, ''Levonelle'', Levonest, Levosert, Levora, Liletta, ''Loette'', ''Logynon'', ''LoSeasonique'', Lutera, Lybrel, Marlissa, ''Microgynon'', ''Microlut'', ''Microvlar'', Min-Ovral, ''Miranova'', ''Mirena'', My Way, Myzilra, Next Choice, ''Nordette'', Norgeston, NorLevo, ''Norplant'', One Pill, Option 2, Orsythia, Ovima, Ovranette, ''Plan B'', ''Plan B One-Step'', Portia, ''Postinor'', ''Postinor-2'', Preventeza, Ramonna, ''[[Rigevidon]]'', Quartette, Quasense, ''Seasonale'', ''Seasonique'', ''Skyla'', Sronyx, Tri-Levlen, ''Trinordiol'', Triphasil, ''Triquilar'', ''Tri-Regol'', Trivora, and Upostelle, among many others.<ref name="Drugs.com" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Princeton2017">{{cite web | vauthors = Trussell J, Cleland K |date=10 April 2007 |title=Emergency Contraceptive Pills Worldwide |url=http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/dedicated.html |publisher=[[Princeton University]] |access-date=28 May 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070522214523/http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/dedicated.html |archive-date=22 May 2007 }}</ref> These formulations are used as emergency contraceptives, normal contraceptives, or in menopausal hormone therapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms.{{medical citation needed|date=January 2020}}

As an emergency contraceptive, levonorgestrel is often referred to colloquially as the "morning-after pill".<ref name="OatsAbraham2011">{{cite book| vauthors = Oats JJ, Abraham S |title=Llewellyn-Jones Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology E-Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZjGAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA247|date=17 November 2011|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=978-0-7234-3719-2|pages=247–}}</ref><ref name="CarlsonEisenstat2004">{{cite book| vauthors = Carlson KJ, Eisenstat SA, Ziporyn TD |title=The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health|url=https://archive.org/details/newharvardguidet00carl| url-access = registration |year=2004|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-01282-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newharvardguidet00carl/page/285 285]–}}</ref>