“First uterine pass effect” is observed when estradiol is placed in the upper but not lower third of the vagina
Authors:
- Ettore CicinelliECEttore Cicinelli
- Dominique de ZieglerDZDominique de Ziegler
- Stella MorgeseSMStella Morgese
- Carlo BullettiCBCarlo Bulletti
- Diletta LuisiDLDiletta Luisi
- Luca Maria SchonauerLSLuca Maria Schonauer
- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Fertility and Sterility
- Vol. 81 (5) , 1414-1416
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