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Research Article

Bleeding patterns with the 19.5 mg LNG-IUS, with special focus on the first year of use: implications for counselling

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Pages 251-259 | Received 15 Mar 2019, Accepted 08 Jun 2019, Published online: 21 Jun 2019

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