Adolescent and Young Women's Experience with the Vaginal Ring and Oral Contraceptive Pills

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 345-351

  Stewart, Felicia H ^a   Brown, Beth A ^a   Raine, Tina R ^a   Weitz, Tracy A ^a   Harper, Cynthia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability of hormonal contraception; Adolescents; Vaginal ring

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA RING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 36849074193     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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