Bone density among long-term users of medroxyprogesterone acetate as a contraceptive

The bone density (BD) of 72 women using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) for at least 1 year was compared with that of 64 women who were not users of hormonal contraceptives. The BD of lumbar spine, femoral neck, Ward's triangle, and trochanter was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA-LUNAR DPX). Estradiol (E2) concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). The mean age of DMPA users and nonusers was 31.8 and 31.1 years, respectively. Mean E, was 55.7 pg/mL for users and 149.9 pg/mL for controls (p < 0.001). The BD was significantly lower for DMPA users than for controls in all sites (p < 0.01). In addition, young adult T-scores in the lumbar spine were significantly lower among DMPA users than in controls (p < 0.01). Differences were maintained in a subsample of 47 women per group paired by age and body mass index (BMI). Multiple regression analysis showed that older age, lower BMI, and longer amenorrhea were associated with lower BD in the femoral neck, whereas lower BMI and use of DMPA were associated with lower BD in the lumbar spine.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1998

Erschienen:

1998

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Contraception - 58(1998), 6 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 351-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Paiva, L C [VerfasserIn]
Pinto-Neto, A M [VerfasserIn]
Faundes, A [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

4TI98Z838E
Americas
Biology
Brazil
C2QI4IOI2G
Clinical Trial
Comparative Studies
Contraception
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Contraceptive Agents, Female--pharmacodynamics
Contraceptive Agents, Progestin--pharmacodynamics
Contraceptive Agents--pharmacodynamics
Contraceptive Methods--side effects
Demographic Factors
Depo-provera--pharmacodynamics
Developing Countries
Estradiol
Family Planning
Injectables--side effects
Journal Article
Latin America
Longterm Effects--women
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate--pharmacodynamics
Physiology
Population
Population Dynamics
Progesterone Congeners
Research Methodology
Research Report
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Risk Factors--women
Skeletal Effects--women
South America
Studies
Time Factors
Women

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Date Completed 18.05.1999

Date Revised 26.08.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM100291082