Levonorgestrel emergency contraception: a joint analysis of effectiveness and mechanism of action

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 565-571

  Mikolajczyk, Rafael T ^a   Stanford, Joseph B ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

effectiveness; Emergency contraception; follicular growth; levonorgestrel; ovulation; postfertilization effects

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

EID: 34547415034     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.178     Document Type: Article

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