Fertility and Sterility
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 461-468, September 2001

A randomized, controlled trial of a low-dose contraceptive containing 20 μg of ethinyl estradiol and 100 μg of levonorgestrel for acne treatment☆

Some of the data from this study were presented at The European Society of Contraception in Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 28–July 1, 2000 and at the World Congress of Gynecological Endocrinology in Florence, Italy, December 8–10, 2000.

  • Diane Thiboutot, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Dermatology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, USA
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  • David F Archer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Jones Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • ,
  • André Lemay, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinologie de la Reproduction, Pav. St-Francois d’Assise, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Quabec, Canada
    • ,
  • Ken Washenik, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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  • Janet Roberts, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Northwest Cutaneous Research Specialists, Portland, OR, USA
    • ,
  • Diane D Harrison, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, St. Davids, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Diane D. Harrison, M.D., Clinical Affairs, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, 555 E. Lancaster Avenue, 3rd Floor, St. Davids, Pennsylvania 19087 (FAX: 610-995-4620 )

Received 8 December 2000; received in revised form 2 March 2001; accepted 2 March 2001.

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☆ Supported by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, St. Davids, Pennsylvania.

PII: S0015-0282(01)01938-0

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 461-468, September 2001

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