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Contraception in women over 40 years of age

Rebecca H. Allen, Carrie A. Cwiak and Andrew M. Kaunitz
CMAJ April 16, 2013 185 (7) 565-573; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121280
Rebecca H. Allen
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Allen), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Cwiak), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kaunitz), University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Carrie A. Cwiak
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Allen), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Cwiak), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kaunitz), University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Andrew M. Kaunitz
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Allen), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics (Cwiak), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.; and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Kaunitz), University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla.
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    Noncontraceptive benefits associated with contraceptive methods among women over 40 years of age

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    When to stop contraception74

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    US and UK medical eligibility criteria for the use of contraceptive methods in older women29,80

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    US and UK medical eligibility criteria* for the use of estrogen-containing contraceptive methods, by characteristic or medical condition29,80

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    US and UK medical eligibility criteria* for the use of progestin-only contraceptive methods, by characteristic or medical condition29,80

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Contraception in women over 40 years of age
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CMAJ Apr 2013, 185 (7) 565-573; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121280

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