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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 31:14:1129203.
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1129203. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Effects of hormonal contraceptives on the brain

Belinda Pletzer  1 , Erika Comasco  2 , Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez  1 , Agnès Lacreuse  3 , Birgit Derntl  4
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Editorial: Effects of hormonal contraceptives on the brain

Belinda Pletzer et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). .
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Keywords: behavior; brain; hormonal contraceptives; intra-uterine device (IUD); progestins.

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