Administration of the etonogestrel contraceptive implant on the day of mifepristone for medical abortion: A pilot study

Contraception

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 671-673

  Sonalkar, Sarita ^a   Hou, Melody ^b   Borgatta, Lynn ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

First trimester abortion; Long acting reversible contraception

Indexed keywords

ETONOGESTREL; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ABORTION; MENSTRUATION; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TIME;

FIRST-TRIMESTER ABORTION; LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOSTON; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; DESOGESTREL; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIFEPRISTONE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885303999     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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