Re: The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device induces endometrial decidualisation in women on tamoxifen.

J Obstet Gynaecol

Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Published: February 2021

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