Continuous oral contraceptives: Are bleeding patterns dependent on the hormones given?

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 657-665

  Edelman, Alison B ^a,b   Koontz, Stephanie L ^a   Nichols, Mark D ^a   Jensen, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING; WITHDRAWAL BLEEDING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORETHINDRONE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33646772175     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000199950.64545.16     Document Type: Article

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