Exploring contraceptive options for breastfeeding mothers

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Queenan, John T ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GESTAGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD GROWTH; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; NORETHINDRONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 84255199883     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31823f3c6d     Document Type: Editorial

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