Combined oral contraceptive use among breastfeeding women: a systematic review

Contraception

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-16

  Kapp, Nathalie ^a   Curtis, Kathryn M ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Combined hormonal contraception; Lactation; Postpartum; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MESTRANOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LACTATION INHIBITION; MILK PRODUCTION; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEANING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTATION; MEDLINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953027839     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.02.001     Document Type: Review

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