Ovarian cysts: Presence and persistence with use of a 13.5 mg levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system

Contraception

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 412-417

  Nahum, Gerard G ^a   Kaunitz, Andrew M ^b   Rosen, Kimberly ^a   Schmelter, Thomas ^c   Lynen, Richard ^a  

^a BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intrauterine contraception; Intrauterine device; Intrauterine system; Levonorgestrel; LNG IUS; Ovarian cyst

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEVONORGESTREL RELEASING INTRAUTERINE SYSTEM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY CYST; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA CONTRACEPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARIAN CYSTS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, MEDICATED; LEVONORGESTREL; OVARIAN CYSTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928762460     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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