A Longitudinal Comparison of Body Composition Changes in Adolescent Girls Receiving Hormonal Contraception

• Published in: Journal of adolescent health Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 423 - 425
• Main Authors: Bonny, Andrea E., M.D, Secic, Michelle, M.S, Cromer, Barbara A., M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Biological and medical sciences; Body Composition; Body Composition - drug effects; Body Mass Index; Bone Density; Child; Contraception; Contraceptives, Oral; Delayed-Action Preparations; Developmental psychology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gynecology and obstetrics; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Pediatrics; Psychology and medicine; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Body Composition; Adolescents; Contraception; Human; Body mass index; Adolescent; Female; Change; Body composition; Comparative study

Abstract The objective of this study was to examine body composition changes in adolescent girls initiating depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), oral contraceptives, or no hormonal contraceptive method. At 6 months, DMPA resulted in significant increases in adiposity with concomitant decreases...