Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device-wearing women express contraceptive glycodelin A in endometrium during midcycle: Another contraceptive mechanism?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2671-2675

  Mandelin, Erik ^a   Koistinen, Hannu ^a   Koistinen, Riitta ^a   Afandi, Biran ^b   Seppälä, Markku ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Contraception; Glycodelin; Gynaecology; IUD; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE;

EID: 0031434987     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2671     Document Type: Article

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