Open AccessOral Contraceptive Use and Bone Density Change in Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Prospective Study of Age, Hormone Dose, and Discontinuation
Author(s) -
Delia Scholes,
Rebecca A. Hubbard,
Laura Ichikawa,
Andrea Z. LaCroix,
Leslie Spangler,
Jeannette M. Beasley,
Susan D. Reed,
Susan M. Ott
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-3027
Subject(s) - discontinuation , medicine , bone density , young adult , prospective cohort study , obstetrics , gynecology , osteoporosis , endocrinology
Oral contraceptive (OC) use is common, but bone changes associated with use of contemporary OC remain unclear.
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