Emergency contraception in Cuba with 10 mg of mifepristone

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-167

  Esteve, J L Carbonell ^a   Garcia R ^b   Breto, A ^b   Llorente, M ^a  

^a Mediterranea Medica Clinic   (Spain)

^b Hospital Docente Ginecoobstetrico Eusebio Hernandez   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOMITING;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; CUBA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250198239     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701330480     Document Type: Article

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