New Mechanisms for Tissue-Selective Estrogen-Free Contraception

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Croxatto, H. B. (Editor), Schürmann, R. (Editor), Fuhrmann, U. (Editor), Schellschmidt, I. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Ernst Schering Research Foundation Workshop, 52
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Obstetrics.; Reproductive medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Reproductive Medicine.

Combined oral contraceptives are the most convenient and accepted method of hormonal contraception. Nevertheless, the medical community and consumers constantly demand innovation, additional benefits during use and lower hormonal load despite the high safety profile of available products. At the Ern...