Prospective study on sexual behavior of women using 30 μg ethinylestradiol and 3 mg drospirenone oral contraceptive

Contraception

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Caruso, Salvatore ^a,b   Agnello, Carmela ^a   Intelisano, Giorgia ^a   Farina, Marco ^a   Di Mari, Lucia ^a   Sparacino, Lucia ^a   Cianci, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b University of Catania ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Drospirenone; Ethinylestradiol; Low dose oral contraceptives; Sexual activity; Sexual arousal; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

DROSPIRENONE PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GENITAL PAIN; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORGASM; OVULATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANDROSTENES; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 20444458398     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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