Bleeding patterns associated with non-oral hormonal contraceptives: a review of the literature

Contraception

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-258

  Bachmann, Gloria ^a   Korner, Paul ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Hormonal contraception; Parenteral; Reference period

Indexed keywords

ALGESTONE ACETONIDE; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ELCOMETRINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL CYPIONATE PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL ENANTHATE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE PLUS NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORELGESTROMIN; ETONOGESTREL; GESTAGEN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NOMEGESTROL ACETATE;

AMENORRHEA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SPOTTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA RING; WITHDRAWAL BLEEDING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 61749103312     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.10.012     Document Type: Review

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