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Depo-Provera users appear to be prone to STDs: the use of oral contraceptives was not associated with increased risk or development of infections.(Gynecology)
Use of Depo-Provera was significantly associated with the development of cervical infections in a study of 819 women, said Charles S. Morrison, Ph.D.
Even after adjustment for sexual behavior and demographic traits including condom use and multiple sex partners, women who used Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone) were more likely to developed gonorrhea or chlamydia within a year, compared both with women who used oral contraceptives and controls, said Dr. Morrison of Family Health International, a research organization in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
The use of oral contraceptives was not associated with increased risk or development of infections.
After a mean follow-up of 337 days, 45 women in the prospective cohort study had developed at least one cervical infection.
Most of the women were single (77%) and nulliparous (75%). They ranged in age from 15 to 45 years, with a median age of 22 years (Sex. Transm. Dis. 31[9]:561-67, 2004).
The researchers calculated risk based on how many women became infected within a year (woman-years) ...
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...of current and recent users of Depo-Provera at a community-based Canadian...The primary reason for choosing Depo-Provera was convenience (primarily forgetting...experienced side effects. Key words: Depo-Provera Injectable contraception Contraceptive...
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- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Mechcatie, Elizabeth September 15, 2002 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Family Practice News GOLDMAN, ERIK L. May 15, 1999 700+ words
...weight gain in teenagers using Depo-Provera contraception, especially if...package insert for adult women on Depo-Provera. Weight gain is the number one...gaining a lot of extra weight. Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate...
- Depo Provera Boosts Family Planning in Villages.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 8, 2005 700+ words
...community-based provision of Depo Provera, an injectable contraceptive...The study, which states that Depo Provera is an increasingly popular method...service providers to distribute Depo Provera was a safe way to increase access...
- Bone and Depo-Provera.
- Magazine article from: OB/GYN Clinical Alert Speroff, Leon March 1, 2000 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Vrazo, Fawn November 11, 1994 700+ words
...unexpected popularity of injectable Depo-Provera, approved as a contraceptive...will ring 750,000 times with Depo-Provera information requests this year...for sure,'' an injection of Depo-Provera may be known ``only to a woman...
- Counseling about injectables: Depo-Provera and Noristerat. (injectable...
- Magazine article from: Population Reports August 1, 1995 700+ words
...the 3-month injectable called Depo-Provera@ (DMPA) or the 2-month injectable...in injectables these facts: * Depo-Provera and Noristerat involve an injection...every few months--3 months with Depo-Provera, 2 months with Noristerat...
Source: HighBeam Research, Depo-Provera users appear to be prone to STDs: the use of oral...