Bleeding problems and progestogen-only contraception

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Porter, Charlotte ^a   Rees, Margaret C P ^b  

^a Victoria Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETONOGESTREL; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; GESTAGEN; IBUPROFEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEFENAMIC ACID; MIFEPRISTONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE;

AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG IMPLANT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MITOSIS; OVULATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; COUNSELING; DESOGESTREL; DRUG IMPLANTS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0036815856     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118902101196784     Document Type: Review

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