Heiko Zimmermann

ORCID: 0000-0001-8595-1304 · 1 paper in corpus

review 1998

Approaches to the replacement of ethinylestradiol by natural 17beta-estradiol in combined oral contraceptives

Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft fur Toxikologische Pathologie ·doi:10.1016/s0940-2993(98)80034-1

The strong hepatic estrogenic actions of ethinylestradiol (EE) are very likely to be the cause of the cardiovascular morbidity related to the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs). This survey presents results of EE replacement in COCs…