Contraception
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 123-127 , February 2010

Intrauterine contraception for adolescents aged 14–18 years: a multicenter randomized pilot study of Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system compared to the Copper T 380A

  • Emily M. Godfrey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 413 3213; fax: +1 312 996 2579.
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  • Lisa M. Memmel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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  • Amy Neustadt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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  • Megha Shah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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  • Antonia Nicosia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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  • Mydhili Moorthie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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  • Melissa Gilliam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Family Planning, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA

Received 13 July 2009 ,Revised 6 September 2009 ,Accepted 9 September 2009.

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PII: S0010-7824(09)00414-4

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.09.004

Contraception
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 123-127 , February 2010

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