Acceptability of the vaginal contraceptive ring among adolescent women.

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Although underutilized, the vaginal contraceptive ring has several advantages over other contraceptive methods that could benefit adolescents. We examined factors that may influence willingness to try the vaginal ring including: sexual and contraceptive history, genital comfort, and vaginal ring characteristics.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol

Title: Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-4332

ISSN (Print): 1083-3188

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2011

Volume: 24

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. terrelll@iupui.edu

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Publisher Item ID: S1083-3188(11)00065-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.02.003

PubMed ID: 21454109

SO-VID: ba55b415-8c85-4b70-9044-5a46d6e95cbf

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