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C S Iosif, S Batra, A Ek

    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    |December 1, 1981
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    BiologyContraceptionContraceptive AgentsContraceptive Agents, EstrogenContraceptive Agents, FemaleEndocrine SystemEstradiolEstrogensFamily PlanningGenitaliaGenitalia, FemaleHormonesIngredients And ChemicalsOrganic ChemicalsPhysiologyProgestational HormonesProgesteroneUrogenital SystemUterine EffectsUterus

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