Menstrual patterns and fecundity among non-lactating and lactating cycling women in rural highland Bolivia: Implications for contraceptive choice

Contraception

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 181-187

  Vitzthum, Virginia J ^a   Spielvogel, Hilde ^b   Caceres, Esperanza ^b   Gaines, Julia ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bolivian Institute of High Altitude Biology   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Contraception; Cycle regularity; Fecundity; Menstruation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY TEST; PUERPERIUM;

BOLIVIA; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

EID: 0034538356     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(00)00164-5     Document Type: Article

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