Contraception
Volume 82, Issue 5 , Pages 428-434 , November 2010

Progesterone vaginal ring for contraceptive use during lactation

  • Anita Nath

      Affiliations

    • Tietze Fellow from the Population Council, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • ,
  • Regine Sitruk-Ware

      Affiliations

    • Rockefeller University and Population Council, New York, NY 10065, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, New York, NY 10065, USA. Tel.: +1 212 327 7045 (voice); fax: +1 212 327 7678.

Received 25 May 2010 ,Accepted 25 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2010.05.016

Contraception
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