Contraception
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2003

Amenorrhea associated with contraception—an international study on acceptability

  • A.F. Glasier

      Affiliations

    • Contraceptive Development Network, Center for Reproductive Biology, University of Edinburgh, The Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-131-332-7941; fax: +44-131-322-2931.
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  • K.B. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Contraceptive Development Network, Center for Reproductive Biology, University of Edinburgh, The Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
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  • Z.M. van der Spuy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cape Town, Medical School, Anzio Road, Observatory, South Africa 7925
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  • P.C. Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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  • L. Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Shanghai Institute of Family Planning, Technical Instruction, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, China Welfare Institute, 145 Guangyuan Road, Shanghai 200030, China
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  • K. Dada

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Reproductive Health, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2001, Sagamu, Nigeria
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  • K. Wellings

      Affiliations

    • Sexual Health Programme, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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  • D.T. Baird

      Affiliations

    • Contraceptive Development Network, Center for Reproductive Biology, University of Edinburgh, The Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK

Received 5 September 2002 ,Revised 8 October 2002 ,Accepted 17 October 2002.

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PII: S0010-7824(02)00474-2

doi: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00474-2

Contraception
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , January 2003

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