Helena von Hertzen

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico — Italy

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Reproductive Health and Contraception(54), Maternal and fetal healthcare(24), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions(21), Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management(16), Global Maternal and Child Health(9)

Publications67 total

Impact of bodyweight/body mass index on the effectiveness of emergency contraception with levonorgestrel: a pooled-analysis of three randomized controlled trials
Current Medical Research and Opinion·2015· 17 citedOpen Access
Emergency contraception. Widely available and effective but disappointing as a public health intervention: a review
Human Reproduction·2015· 57 citedOpen Access
Medical abortion at 10-20 weeks
2013
Misoprostol administered sublingually for second trimester pregnancy termination
2013
Comparison of two mifepristone doses and two misoprostol intervals for early pregnancy termination
2013
A comparative pharmacokinetic study of oral mifepristone and vaginal misoprostol in pregnant women
2012
Comparison of two doses and two routes of administration of misoprostol after pre-treatment with mifepristone for early pregnancy termination: a randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial
2012
A double-blind, randomised, controlled multicentre trial of three misoprostol regimens after pretreatment with mifepristone for termination of early pregnancy
2012
Pretreatment with vaginal misoprostol before vacuum aspiration
2012
Comparison of two routes and two intervals of administration of misoprostol for the termination of early pregnancy: a randomised multicentre trial
2012
A double-blind, randomised, controlled multicentre trial of misoprostol treatment prior to Vacuum Aspiration for termination of early pregnancy
2012
Acceptability of misoprostol‐only medical termination of pregnancy compared with vacuum aspiration: an international, multicentre trial
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·2012· 18 cited
Complications of first-trimester abortion by vacuum aspiration after cervical preparation with and without misoprostol: a multicentre randomised trial
The Lancet·2012· 64 cited
Time to misoprostol after mifepristone: still a bone of contention!
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·2011
Effect on pregnancy rates of the delay in the administration of levonorgestrel for emergency contraception: a combined analysis of four WHO trials
Contraception·2011· 80 cited
A randomized, double-blind, noninferiority study to compare two regimens of levonorgestrel for emergency contraception in Nigeria
Contraception·2010· 45 cited
Copper T380A intrauterine device for emergency contraception: a prospective, multicentre, cohort clinical trial
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·2010· 83 cited
Misoprostol dose and route after mifepristone for early medical abortion: a randomised controlled noninferiority trial
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·2010· 74 citedOpen Access
Ulipristal acetate for emergency contraception?
The Lancet·2010· 5 citedOpen Access
Towards more effective emergency contraception?
The Lancet·2010· 12 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Gilda Piaggio(19), Alexandre Peregoudov(7), Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson(7), P.F.A. Van Look(6), A. Pretnar‐Darovec(5), Suneeta Mittal(4), Radnaabazar Erdenetungalag(4), Rashmi Shah(4), Daniel Wojdyla(4), Xiao Bilian(4), Heng Zhao(4), Si Young Song(3), Ernest Hung Yu Ng(3), Archil Khomassuridze(3), Miriam H. Labbok(3), Helena Honkanen(3), Mihai Horga(3), Emily M. Godfrey(3), Nathalie Kapp(3), N T Huong(3)