Effect of progestin-only pill on pituitary-ovarian axis activity during lactation

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 467-471

  Perheentupa, Antti ^a,b   Critchley, Hilary O D ^a   Illingworth, Peter J ^b   McNeilly, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; Lactation; Ovary; Pituitary; Progestin

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN B; NORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LACTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PILL; PUERPERIUM; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037501311     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(03)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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