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Weight, fat mass, and central distribution of fat increase when women use depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception
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Weight, fat mass, and central distribution of fat increase when women use depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception

M K Clark, J. S. Dillon, M. Sowers and S Nichols
International journal of obesity, Vol.29(10), pp.1252-1258
01/01/2005
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803023
PMID: 15997247

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare longitudinal changes in weight, body fat, and ratio of central to peripheral fat mass among first-time depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate ( DMPA) users to women using no hormonal contraception, and to evaluate user characteristics associated with that change.
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