Acceptability and satisfaction using Quick Start with the contraceptive vaginal ring versus an oral contraceptive

Contraception

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 488-492

  Schafer, Julie E ^a   Osborne, Lauren M ^a   Davis, Anne R ^a   Westhoff, Carolyn ^a,b  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability and satisfaction; Hormonal contraception; Quick Start; Vaginal ring

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; ETONOGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH CONTROL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASTURBATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA RING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646055770     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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