Experience with the use of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate in a Nigerian population

Falase, E. A. O; Otolorin, E. O.; Ladipo, O. A.

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Falase, E. A. O	-
dc.contributor.author	Otolorin, E. O.	-
dc.contributor.author	Ladipo, O. A.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2025-06-02T10:07:24Z	-
dc.date.available	2025-06-02T10:07:24Z	-
dc.date.issued	1988	-
dc.identifier.citation	Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. (1988) 17, 209-213.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1116-4077	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4378	-
dc.description	ARTICLE	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Eight hundred and ten patients who accepted to use depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) for contraception were studied over a period of 11 years (1976-1986). Important side-effects observed were amenorrhoea (36.3%), weight gain (15.8%), weight loss (10.6%), metrorrhagia (6.7%) and menorrhagia (6.0%). Amenorrhoea, menorrhagia and metrorrhagia were major reasons for discontinuation of DMPA in 11% of acceptors. There were no cases of pregnancy, genital or breast malignancies during DMPA use. Our experience indicates that DMPA as a contraceptive is effective and should be available for suitable clients who demonstrate oestrogen intolerance.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS	en_US
dc.subject	Patients	en_US
dc.subject	Depo-medroxyprogesterone	en_US
dc.subject	Contraception	en_US
dc.subject	Side-effects	en_US
dc.subject	Oestrogen intolerance.	en_US
dc.subject	Amenorrhoea	en_US
dc.title	Experience with the use of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate in a Nigerian population	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
Appears in Collections:	African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

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