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Original Article

Counseling and in-advance provision of levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive pills decrease the rate of unplanned pregnancy during breastfeeding: a randomized controlled trial

Omar M. ShaabanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt;
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Ahmed M. AbbasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hanaa R. MahmoudDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Entsar M. YonesDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Shaimaa G. HassenDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Mahmoud S. ZakherahDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt;
Pages 1250-1255 | Received 12 May 2017, Accepted 07 Nov 2017, Published online: 21 Nov 2017

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