Ulipristal acetate prevents ovulation more effectively than levonorgestrel: Analysis of pooled data from three randomized trials of emergency contraception regimens

Contraception

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 611-618

  Brache, Vivian ^a   Cochon, Leila ^a   Deniaud, Maëva ^b   Croxatto, Horacio B ^c  

^a PROFAMILIA   (Dominican Republic)

^b MDSTAT Consulting   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Levonorgestrel; LH surge; Ovulation inhibition; Ulipristal acetate

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELOXICAM; PROGESTERONE; ULIPRISTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INHIBITION; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; LEVONORGESTREL; LH SURGE; OVULATION INHIBITION; ULIPRISTAL ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILE; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, HORMONAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL, SYNTHETIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORPREGNADIENES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885322939     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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