Reproductive effects of in utero exposure to estrogen and progestin drugs

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1092-1098

  Hemminki, Elina ^a   Gissler, Mika ^a   Meriläinen, Jouni ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abortions; Cohort study; Estrogens; Fertility; In utero exposure; Pregnancy; Progestins

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; COHORT STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033152488     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00140-5     Document Type: Article

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