The Long-term Health Implications of Depo-Provera
@inproceedings{Spevack2013TheLH, title={The Long-term Health Implications of Depo-Provera}, author={Edra Spevack}, year={2013} }
The reproductive health of adolescents and young adults is a major determinant of their future well-being. While Depo-Provera, or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), is highly effective at preventing pregnancy, mounting evidence suggests that its side effects may have a negative impact on long-term health. Together with mood changes, weight gain, menstrual irregularities, and delayed return to fertility, recent data indicate a correlation between DMPA use and an increased risk of fracture… CONTINUE READING
Tables and Topics from this paper
Tables
10 Citations
The effect of hormonal contraception and intrauterine device on the pattern of menstrual cycle
- Medicine
- 2019
Incidental Finding of Persistent Hydatidiform Mole in an Adolescent on Depo-Provera
- Medicine
- Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology
- 2016
- 1
- PDF
Oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices as risk factors for breast and cervical cancers: a systematic review
- Medicine
- 2020
- PDF
Potential Use of Antimicrobial Peptides as Vaginal Spermicides/Microbicides
- Medicine
- Pharmaceuticals
- 2016
- 21
- PDF
Escherichia coli recombinant sperm immobilizing factor RecX as a potential vaginal contraceptive
- Biology, Medicine
- Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
- 2018
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 99 REFERENCES
Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate injection (Depo-Provera): a highly effective contraceptive option with proven long-term safety.
- Medicine
- Contraception
- 2003
- 134
Use of hormonal contraception in adolescents: skeletal health issues
- Medicine
- Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
- 2009
- 14
Effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on bone density in a Scottish industrial city
- Medicine
- The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception
- 2007
- 7
Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and fracture risk.
- Medicine
- The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
- 2010
- 71
- PDF
Injectable Hormone Contraception and Bone Density: Results from a Prospective Study
- Medicine
- Epidemiology
- 2002
- 166
Bone density recovery after depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable contraception use.
- Medicine
- Contraception
- 2008
- 121
Effects of Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on bone density and bone metabolism before and after peak bone mass: a case-control study.
- Medicine
- The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
- 2008
- 47
- PDF
Low-dose oral contraceptives in adolescents: how low can you go?
- Medicine
- Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
- 2010
- 25
Hormonal contraception and HIV: an unanswered question.
- Medicine
- The Lancet. Infectious diseases
- 2012
- 48