Local side effects observed among long-term users of Norplant contraceptive implants

Contraception

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-115

  Alvarez, F ^a   Brache, V ^a   Faundes, A ^b   Jorge, A ^a   Sousa, M H ^b  

^a PROFAMILIA   (Dominican Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Local side effects; Norplant implants; Paresthesia; Skin changes

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SKIN COLOR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0042830501     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(03)00144-6     Document Type: Article

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