Measured and reported weight change for women using a vaginal contraceptive ring vs. a low-dose oral contraceptive

Contraception

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 323-327

  O'Connell, Katharine J ^a   Osborne, Lauren M ^a   Westhoff, Carolyn ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image; Body weight; Oral contraceptives; Vaginal ring

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS ETONOGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION; VAGINA RING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; DESOGESTREL; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORGESTREL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 27144531605     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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