Ovarian follicular dynamics during conventional vs. continuous oral contraceptive use

Contraception

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-243

  Birtch, Rebecca L ^a   Olatunbosun, Olufemi A ^a   Pierson, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Oral contraceptive; Ovarian function

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORGESTREL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32044439100     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.09.009     Document Type: Article

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