More women will use the injectable birth control Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone) for longer than 2 years
December 2008
More women will use the injectable birth control Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone) for longer than 2 years.
Depo-Provera has a black box warning about bone loss. And it warns not to use it longer than 2 years except as a last resort.
Medroxyprogesterone decreases estrogen production which in turn lowers bone mineral density.
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