Editorial
A possible new dawn for contraception
Norman D Goldstuck
Abstract
Modern contraception began in the 1960s with the introduction of combined oestrogen and progestogen (COC) pills and intrauterine devices made of thermoplastic. By the end of that decade, it had become apparent that COCs containing over 50 µg of mestranol or ethinyl-estradiol carried a risk of producing venous thrombosis and thromboembolism
Author's affiliations
Norman D Goldstuck, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and
Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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Keywords
contraception;progestin only; estetrol
Article History
Date submitted: 2019-11-29
Date published: 2020-04-24
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