Open AccessA Five Year Review of the Complications of Progestogen only Injectable Contraceptive at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
John Dimkpa Ojule,
VK Oriji,
Chigozie C. Okongwu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i1.52487
Subject(s) - medroxyprogesterone acetate , port harcourt , medicine , family planning , gynecology , obstetrics , progestogen , population , pediatrics , research methodology , estrogen , environmental health , socioeconomics , sociology
The injectable progestogen only contraceptive is a widely accepted method of contraception in our environment and very Iittle has been reported on its complications in our environment. The aim of the study was to highlight the complications associated with use of injectable Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Norethisterone Enanthate in dients at the University of Part-Harcourt Teachng Hospital, Port-Harcou, south-south Nigeria.