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| • | 1960s-70s: Diethylstilbesterol (DES) |
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| • | 1974: Yuzpe
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| • | 1977: Yuzpe
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| • | 1984: Yuzpe
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| LaValleur
J. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am.
2000;27(4): 817-839. |
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| Ellertson C. Fam Plann
Perspect. 1996;28(2):44-48. |
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