Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) changes of the endometrium in women taking high doses of levonorgestrel as emergency postcoital contraception

Contraception

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 433-437

  Ugocsai, G ^a   Rozsa M ^b   Ugocsai, P ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Hungary)

^b Test Tube Baby Foundation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Human endometrium; Levonorgestrel; Postcoital contraception; Receptivity markers; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface changes

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; LEVONORGESTREL; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NAUSEA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CILIA; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0242286062     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00431-6     Document Type: Article

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