Ovarian suppression in normal-weight and obese women during oral contraceptive use: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-283

  Westhoff, Carolyn L ^a   Torgal, Anupama H ^a   Mayeda, Elizabeth R ^a   Stanczyk, Frank Z ^a   Lerner, Jodi P ^a   Benn, Emma K T ^a   Paik, Myunghee ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOOGLAND SCORE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVONORGESTREL; OBESITY; OVARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955160409     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181e79440     Document Type: Article

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