Estradiol-releasing vaginal ring delivery system for urogenital atrophy. Experience over the past decade

G Bachmann1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903, USA.

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