New low-dose, extended-cycle pills with levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol: an evolutionary step in birth control

Anita NelsonHarbor-UCLA Hospital, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USAAim: To review milestones in development of oral contraceptive pills since their introduction in the US 50 years ago in order to better understand how a new formulation with low-dose estrogen in an exten...

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Main Author: Anita Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2010-05-01
Series:International Journal of Women's Health
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/new-low-dose-extended-cycle-pills-with-levonorgestrel-and-ethinyl-estr-a4355