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Original Research

Pharmacokinetics of hard micronized progesterone capsules via vaginal or oral route compared with soft micronized capsules in healthy postmenopausal women: a randomized open-label clinical study

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Pages 2475-2482 | Published online: 23 Jul 2019

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