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Abstract
Increased sexual activity among adolescents demands that the health care provider have a thorough understanding of contraceptive methods and application. In this article, the principles of hormonal contraception are discussed, providing relevant information for use in advising and managing the sexually active adolescent.Keywords: Acne; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Amenorrhea; Americas; Appetite Alterations; Behavior; Biology; Bleeding; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin; Contraceptive Implants; Contraceptive Methods; Demographic Factors; Depression; Dermatitis; Developed Countries; Diseases; Embolism; Family Planning; Headache; Hirsutism; Hypertension; Injectables; Iud; Iud, Hormone Releasing; Literature Review; Mammary Gland Effects; Menstruation Disorders; Mental Disorders; Metrorrhagia; Migraine; Nausea; Neoplasms; Norethindrone; Norgestrel; North America; Northern America; Oral Contraceptives; Oral Contraceptives, Combined; Oral Contraceptives, Low-dose; Oral Contraceptives, Phasic; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Signs And Symptoms; Thromboembolism; United States; User Compliance; Vaginal Rings; Vascular Diseases; Youth
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2660092 DOI： 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36692-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Clin North Am ISSN： 0031-3955 Impact factor: 3.278