Ovarian function with a novel combined contraceptive vaginal ring

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2594-2599

  Mulders, Titia M T ^a   Dieben, Thom O M ^a   Bennink, Herjan J T Coelingh ^b  

^a NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compliance; Etonogestrel; Ovarian function; Vaginal ring

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA RING;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0036799682     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.10.2594     Document Type: Article

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