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Editorial
. 2022 Apr:34:e00389.
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2022.e00389. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

COVID-19 and hormonal contraception

Angelo Cagnacci  1   2 , Ambrogio Pietro Londero  2 , Anjeza Xholli  1
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Editorial

COVID-19 and hormonal contraception

Angelo Cagnacci et al. Case Rep Womens Health. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: ACE2; Coagulation; Contraception; Covid-19; Immunity; Oestrogen.

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