Changes in calcium metabolism and bone mineral density in new users of medroxyprogesterone acetate during the first year of use

Autor: Arlete Fernandes, C. A. Silva, Denise Engelbrecht Zantut-Wittmann, Priscilla de Nazare Silva dos Santos, Alessandra Quintino-Moro, Luis Bahamondes
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and ObstetricsREFERENCES. 147(3)
ISSN: 1879-3479
Popis: OBJECTIVE To evaluate calcium metabolism and bone mineral density (BMD) in new users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) in the first year of use. METHODS This prospective, non-randomized study, conducted at the University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, was carried out between February 2011 and February 2013. Women aged from 18 to 40 with a body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters)
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