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Low-dose combined oral contraceptive use is associated with lower bone mineral content variation in adolescents over a 1-year period
BACKGROUND: Low-dose combined oral contraceptives (COCs) can interfere with bone mass acquisition during adolescence. This study aimed to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) in female adolescents taking a standard low-dose COC (ethinylestradiol 20 μg/desogestrel 150 μg...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4443632/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25990414 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-015-0012-7 |