Impact of levonorgestrel intrauterine system on metabolic parameters
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TCRM_5624_The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
Correspondence: Paul D Blumenthal Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford University Hospital, C/O Office of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford, CA 94305, USA email [email protected] Abstract: The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is a safe, effective and acceptable form of contraception used by over 150 million women worldwide. It also has ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2320-1789,2320-1770
DOI: 10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20190433