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The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena) for the treatment of menstrual problems in adolescents with medical disorders, or physical or learning disabilities

  1. M Pillai1,
  2. K O’Brien1,
  3. E Hill2

Article first published online: 29 OCT 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02372.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Special Issue: The gynaecological and reproductive health problems of puberty and adolescence

Volume 117, Issue 2, pages 216–221, January 2010

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Pillai, M., O’Brien, K. and Hill, E. (2010), The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena) for the treatment of menstrual problems in adolescents with medical disorders, or physical or learning disabilities. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 117: 216–221. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02372.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, UK

  2. 2

    Bristol University Medical School, Bristol, UK

*Dr M Pillai, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7AN, UK. Email mary.pillai@glos.nhs.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 DEC 2009
  2. Article first published online: 29 OCT 2009
  3. Accepted 22 July 2009. Published online 29 October 2009.

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