Comparative study on contraceptive efficacy and clinical performance of the copper/low-density polyethylene nanocomposite IUD and the copper T220C IUD

Contraception

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-323

  Yu, Jing ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Li, Hong gang ^a   Li, Jian xiong ^a   Xie, Chang sheng ^b   Zhu, Chang hong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifertility effectiveness; Copper low densitypolyethylene nanocomposite IUD; Side effects; TCu220C IUD

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENSTRUATION; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SPOTTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICE EXPULSION; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; NANOCOMPOSITES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 52349086579     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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