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Endocrinology of Embryo-Endometrium Interactions pp 137–161Cite as

RU486: After Ten Years Novel Molecules and Reproductive Medicine

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The story of RU486* (Figure 1) may be seen as the combined result of the women’s movement during the 20th century to control their reproductive life and the contemporary scientific bio medical revolution of the last few decades.

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Baulieu, EE. (1994). RU486: After Ten Years Novel Molecules and Reproductive Medicine. In: Glasser, S.R., Mulholland, J., Psychoyos, A. (eds) Endocrinology of Embryo-Endometrium Interactions. Reproductive Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1881-5_12

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