Emergency contraception - Mechanisms of action

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 300-308

  Gemzell Danielsson, Kristina ^a   Berger, Cecilia ^a   Lalitkumar, P G L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cu IUD; Emergency contraception; Endometrial function; Implantation; Levonorgestrel; Mifepristone; Ovulation; Ulipristal acetate

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DANAZOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ULIPRISTAL;

ACROSOME REACTION; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NIDATION; PREGNANCY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPERM; UTERINE TUBE;

CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; LEVONORGESTREL; MALE; NORPREGNADIENES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84873408888     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.08.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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