Effect of emergency contraception with levonorgestrel or mifepristone on ovarian function

Contraception

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 373-377

  Marions, Lena ^a   Cekan, Sten Z ^a   Bygdeman, Marc ^a   Gemzell Danielsson, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Levonorgestrel; Luteal function; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ULTRASOUND; URINALYSIS;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, SYNTHETIC; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDES; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; OVARY;

EID: 1942454907     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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