Ectopic pregnancy following emergency contraception with ethinyloestradiol-levonorgestrel: A case report

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184-186

  Matsushita, Hiroshi ^a   Takayanagi, Takeshi ^a   Ikarashi, Hirokazu ^a  

^a Tsuruoka Municipal Shonai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Emergency contraception; Ethinyloestradiol levonorgestrel; Yuzpe

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COITUS; CONDOM; CONSULTATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADULT; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; ESTROGENS; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEVONORGESTREL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 34250207317     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701393538     Document Type: Article

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