Comparison of levonorgestrel and copper releasing intrauterine contraceptive device on body iron stores and menstrual bleeding patterns: Experience on Indian women

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 230-234

  Rana, M ^a   Saxena, P ^a   Firdous, N ^b  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bleeding patterns; Cu T; Hemoglobin; Levonorgestrel; Serum ferritin

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LEVONORGESTREL; IRON; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BLEEDING TIME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MENSTRUATION; OLIGOMENORRHEA; REVIEW; SPOTTING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; INDIA; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; IRON; LEVONORGESTREL; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859514145     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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