Acceptability and side-effects of Implanon in Switzerland: A restrospective study by the Implanon Swiss Study Group

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 278-284

  Bitzer, J ^a   Tschudin, S ^a   Alder, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bleeding pattern; Discontinuation; Etonogestrel; Implanon; Long term contraceptive; Satisfaction; Side effects; Subdermal implant

Indexed keywords

ETONOGESTREL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LIBIDO DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SWITZERLAND; UTERINE BLEEDING PATTERN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DESOGESTREL; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 11844281542     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180400017503     Document Type: Article

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