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Abstract
More than 1 million teen pregnancies occur each year in the United States. DMPA offers several distinct advantages over other contraceptive methods in adolescents. The duration of effectiveness and convenience of DMPA are appealing to teens. Most teens who are current users view amenorrhea as a positive feature of DMPA. Although most young women are able to tolerate the irregular bleeding, some find the cycle disruption concerning. Satisfaction rates among adolescent DMPA users is high.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Depo-provera; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Injectables; Literature Review; Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; United States; Youth
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8725703
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Reprod Med ISSN： 0024-7758 Impact factor: 0.142