Bleeding patterns with the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system when used for heavy menstrual bleeding in women without structural pelvic pathology: A pooled analysis of randomized controlled studies

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-112

  Jensen, Jeffrey ^a   Mansour, Diana ^b   Lukkari Lax, Eeva ^c   Inki, Pirjo ^d   Burock, Karin ^e   Fraser, Ian S ^f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Croft Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Bayer Oy   (Finland)

^d Bayer HealthCare   (Finland)

^e BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Contraception; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system (LNG IUS)

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEFENAMIC ACID; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VOLUME; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MENSTRUATION; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPOTTING;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870867789     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.08.022     Document Type: Article

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