Depo-provera
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A study of women who received the so-called "birth-control shot" Depo-Provera has found that almost half the women had lost five percent of their bone mineral density in the lower spine and hip within two years of receiving the shot.
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Birth Control Options for Women: Injected Contraception
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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