The progestative effect of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system - When does it manifest?

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 473-476

  Zalel, Y ^a   Gamzu, R ^a   Shulman, A ^a   Achiron, R ^a   Schiff, G ^a   Lidor, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contraception; Doppler flow; Endometrium; LNG IUS; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; TIME; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0037838827     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(03)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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