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CONTRACEPTION: Gaining Excessive Weight Injectable Birth Control UTMB Study - Depo-ProveraFrom: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:21:40 -0500 (CDT)
Women At Risk Of Gaining Excessive Weight With Injectable Birth Control Identified By UTMB Study Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot. These findings dispel the myth that all women who use DMPA will gain weight and will help physicians to counsel patients appropriately. The study, which appears in the August issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, followed 240 women ages 16-33 who used DMPA for up to three years. Researchers looked at several potential predictors of weight gain, including age, race, baseline obesity prior to DMPA use, lifestyle variables such as smoking and exercise level, and weight gain at six months. They found that those who had gained more than 5 percent of their body weight within six months, or after just two injections of DMPA, continued to gain significant weight during the next 30 months. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158847.php http://www.obgyn.net/contraception/contraception.asp Best Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator http://www.hopeforfibroids.org
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