Can safety and efficacy go hand in hand? Contraception for medically complex patients

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January 2008 · Vol. 20, No. 01

Can safety and efficacy go hand in hand? Contraception for medically complex patients

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Daniela A. Carusi, MD, MSc

Dr. Carusi is Instructor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Ambulatory General Gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

The author reports no financial relationships relevant to this article.

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