Ectopic pregnancy with postcoital contraception - A case report

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-8

  Basu, A ^a   Candelier, C K ^a  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Progesterone only post coital contraception

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LEVONELLE 2; LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NIDATION; OVULATION INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE SURGERY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEVONORGESTREL; OVARY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 20344403750     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180400020895     Document Type: Article

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