Fertility after discontinuation of contraception: A comprehensive review of the literature

Contraception

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 465-477

  Mansour, Diana ^a   Gemzell Danielsson, Kristina ^b   Inki, Pirjo ^c   Jensen, Jeffrey T ^d  

^a New Croft Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptives; Fertility; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ESTRADIOL CIPIONATE; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; NORETHISTERONE ENANTATE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 80054924532     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.04.002     Document Type: Review

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