The effects of TCu-380A on cervicovaginal flora

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 277, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-432

  Kanat Pektas, Mine ^a,b   Ozat, Mustafa ^a   Gungor, Tayfun ^a  

^a Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervicovaginal flora; Intrauterine device; Pelvic infection

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA;

ADULT; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; CERVIX UTERI; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; PELVIC INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 41549157825     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-007-0496-0     Document Type: Article

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