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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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Autores principales: Biason, Talita Poli, Goldberg, Tamara Beres Lederer, Kurokawa, Cilmery Suemi, Moretto, Maria Regina, Teixeira, Altamir Santos, Nunes, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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