Birth control options for women
Description
An in-depth report on the birth control options available to women.
Alternative Names
Contraception
References
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Review Date: 10/22/2006
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Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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