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Chapter 2 - Physiological Basis of Female Contraception

from Section 1 - Scientific Basis of Contraception and Family Planning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

The different levels of interaction between the physiology of the menstrual cycle and the contraceptive agent are described

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Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. London: FSRH; 2016.Google Scholar
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (Update). NICE CG30. Manchester: NICE; 2014.Google Scholar
Cooper, M, Cameron, S. Postpartum contraception. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2018;20:159166.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bhathena, RK, Guillebaud, J. Postcoital contraception. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2011;13: 2934.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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