Effectiveness of the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception by cycle day of intercourse: Implications for mechanism of action

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Trussell, James ^a   Ellertson, Charlotte ^b   Dorflinger, Laneta ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Emergency contraception; Mechanism of action

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVULATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COITUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

COITUS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037371127     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00486-9     Document Type: Article

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