Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception and incidence of bone fracture
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Comment on journal review of 'Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception and incidence of bone fracture'.
We thank Dr Curry for an accurate summary of our study entitled ‘Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception and incidence of bone fracture’. Nevertheless, we do not recommend more selective use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) on account of fracture risk, as we believe that this recommendation would reduce access to an effective, safe contraceptive without actually reduci...
متن کاملUse of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraception and incidence of bone fracture.
OBJECTIVE Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) reversibly reduces bone mineral density. To estimate the extent to which DMPA might increase fracture risk, we undertook a retrospective cohort study of fractures in DMPA users and users of non-DMPA contraceptives, using the General Practice Research Database. METHODS Eligible women were aged younger than 50 years at the qualifying first cont...
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CONTEXT Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), which has a high rate of use among teenagers in Europe and the United States, has been associated with impaired bone mineral acquisition during adolescence and accelerated bone loss in later life. Studies on the association between DMPA use and fracture risk are limited. OBJECTIVE We aimed at evaluating the relationship between use of hormonal...
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The 2002 National Survey of Family Growth reported that 5.3% of all US women aged 15 through 44 currently using contraception used DMPA.1 Among contraceptors, 13.9% of those aged 15 to 19 and 10.1% of those aged 20 to 24 currently used DMPA compared with 1.6% of those aged 40 to 44.1 Decreasing rates of adolescent pregnancy between 1995 and 2002 are considered to be due in part to increased use...
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Background & aim: Sexual health is an essential element of quality of life, affecting both physical and psychological domains. Hormones used in contraceptive methods have contradictory effects on sexual function. In this study, we aimed to compare sexual function in women using combined oral contraceptives (COC) and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), referred to healthcare centers affili...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1471-1893,2045-2098
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2013-100665