Forearm bone mineral density in post menopausal former users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate / Avaliação da densidade mineral ossea em mulheres na pós-menopausa ex-usuarias do contraceptivo medroxiprogesterona de deposito

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Objetive: The aim of the study was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) in post menopausal women who were users of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) or copper intrauterine device (IUD) up to the menopause. Volunteers and methods: This study included 135 postmenopausal women, aged 43 to 58 year divided on a group of formers users of DMPA (36 women) and the control group of formers users of the copper IUD (99 women). BMD was measured at the nondominant forearm using double X-ray absorptiometry up to 3 years after the menopause. Results: The mean time of previous use of both contraceptives was (Mean ± SEM) 9.4 ± 3.8 and 14.7 ± 6.2 years for DMPA and IUD, respectively. The mean BMD at the distal section at years 1 and 2-3 after the menopause among DMPA and IUD users were 0.435 and 0.449 and 0.426 and 0.447, respectively. At the ultradistal section the values were 0.369 and 0.384 and 0.340 and 0.383, respectively, without statistically significance. Conclusions: Postmenopausal women aged 43 to 58 former users of either DMPA or copper IUD up to the onset of menopause presented similar BMD at 1 or 2-3 years after the menopause

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dispositivos intra-uterinos intrauterine devices acetato de medroxiprogesterona contraceptivos medroxyprogesterone acetate densidade ossea contraceptives bone density

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