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Prevalence of Documented Excessive Weight Gain Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Using Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

BACKGROUND: Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is an accessible contraception with high efficacy among adolescents. However, concern of weight gain can impede DMPA use. The objective of this study was to determine prevalence of excessive weight gain associated with DMPA injection in young wome...

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Autores principales: Jirakittidul, Preeyaporn, Somyaprasert, Chotiros, Angsuwathana, Surasak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31019626
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr3792