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Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a commonly used form of contraception, with noncontraceptive benefits for the user. The mode of action is through the suppression of ovulation. It leads to hypoestrogenism which causes dryness of the vagina and dyspareunia. We present in this paper a patie...

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Autores principales: Walker, Christie, Badawy, Shawky Z. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835316