Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate discontinuation after weight gain in 17-19 year old adolescent girls

Description

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a long acting progesterone only contraceptive agent. Side effects such as irregular bleeding patterns and weight gain are attributed to discontinuation. The purpose of this study was to describe depot medroxyprogesterone acetate discontinuation after weight gain in 17 to 19 year-old adolescent girls.

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1. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2047
2. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3047&context=etd-project

Tags

Contraceptive drugs -- Side effects

Weight gain -- Effect of drugs on

Body weight -- Effect of drugs on

Public Health and Community Nursing

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:csusb.edu/oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-3047
Date	01 January 2002
Creators	Church, Donna Lea
Publisher	CSUSB ScholarWorks
Source Sets	California State University San Bernardino
Detected Language	English
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Theses Digitization Project