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Outcomes of etonogestrel subdermal contraceptive implants

A single center cross-sectional study

Taghreed M. Shams, Hashem H. Alhashemi, Albaraa A. Fallatah, Asma M. Alkhalid, Fai M. Alhazmi, Mohammed K. Bin Yunus, Rani N. Radey, Asalah F. Hamad, Hatoon T. Beyari and Shahad S. Alharazi
Saudi Medical Journal March 2024, 45 (3) 261-266; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.3.20230840
Taghreed M. Shams
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams), College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences;
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hashem H. Alhashemi
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Albaraa A. Fallatah
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical student
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Asma M. Alkhalid
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fai M. Alhazmi
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed K. Bin Yunus
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rani N. Radey
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Asalah F. Hamad
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hatoon T. Beyari
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Shahad S. Alharazi
from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Shams, Hamad, Beyari, Alharazi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Medicine(Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Batterjee Medical College (Alkhalid, Alhazmi), Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh; from the College of Medicine (Fallatah, Bin Yunus), Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, and from the College of Medicine (Radey), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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