A commentary on progestin-only pills (POPs) and the "three-hour window" guidelines: Timing of ingestion and mechanisms of action.

@article{Wollum2023ACO,  title={A commentary on progestin-only pills (POPs) and the "three-hour window" guidelines: Timing of ingestion and mechanisms of action.},  author={Alexandra Wollum and Carmela Zuniga and Kelly Blanchard and Stephanie B. Teal},  journal={Contraception},  year={2023},  pages={          109978        },  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:257068251}}

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