Contraception. Bone mineral density during long-term use of the progestagen contraceptive implant Implanon(R) compared to a non-hormonal method of contraception

Contraception. Bone mineral density during long-term use of the progestagen contraceptive implant Implanon(R) compared to a non-hormonal method of contraception

An open, prospective, comparative study was done in healthy women, aged between 18 and 40 years, to study the effects of long-term etonogestrel treatment on bone mineral density (BMD). The control group used a non-hormone-medicated intrauterine device (IUD). The BMD was measured using a dual energy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human reproduction (Oxford) 2000-01, Vol.15 (1), p.118-118
Hauptverfasser: Beerthuizen, Rob, Agaath van Beek, Massai, Rebeca, Makarainen, Leo, Hout, Joanneke in't, Herjan Coelingh Bennink
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An open, prospective, comparative study was done in healthy women, aged between 18 and 40 years, to study the effects of long-term etonogestrel treatment on bone mineral density (BMD). The control group used a non-hormone-medicated intrauterine device (IUD). The BMD was measured using a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry instrument. Measurements included the lumbar spine (L
ISSN:0268-1161
1460-2350