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Abstract
With the recent introduction and growing popularity of Depo-Provera® Contraceptive Injection, concern about the potential for weight gain during treatment
has been raised. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether or not
Depo-Provera® Contraceptive Injection is associated with greater weight gain, and incidence thereof,
than Norplant® implants or oral contraceptives. A retrospective chart review of patients seen at
a state- and federally-funded clinic was conducted. Fifty women in each treatment
group who met the study criteria were identified and included in the study evaluation.
Mean one-year weight gain for subjects in each group was as follows: −2.0 pounds in
the oral contraceptive group, −1.8 pounds in the Norplant® implants group, and +0.1 pounds in the Depo-Provera® Contraceptive Injection group. While results among treatment groups differed slightly,
no significant weight change occurred in any of the treatment groups.
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Publication history
Accepted:
July 6,
1995
Received in revised form:
July 3,
1995
Received:
April 24,
1995
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© 1995 Published by Elsevier Inc.
