Transdermal ethinylestradiol/norelgestromin: A review of its use in hormonal contraception

Treatments in Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-206

  Goa, Karen L ^a   Warner, Gregory T ^a   Easthope, Stephanie E ^a  

^a ADIS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORELGESTROMIN; FELBAMATE; GRISEOFULVIN; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RIFAMPICIN; TOPIRAMATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM; EXERCISE; HEADACHE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYDROXYLATION; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMPLANTATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZATION; REDUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; STEADY STATE; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; UTERINE CERVIX MUCOSA; VISCOSITY; WATER IMMERSION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHISTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORGESTREL; OXIMES;

EID: 0037593547     PISSN: 11756349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00024677-200302030-00005     Document Type: Review

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