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Incidence of breast nodules in women receiving multiple doses of medroxyprogesterone acetate*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Edwin B. McDaniel
Affiliation:
Obstetrics and Gynaecology-Family Planning Department, McCormick Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Tieng Pardthaisong
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Extract

A cross-sectional study was performed on 1527 Thai women, 1270 of whom had received from one to twenty-five consecutive 3-month contraceptive injections of 150 mg of depo medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and a monthly oral oestrogen supplement. Analysis of data revealed that use of DMPA and breast nodules are independent.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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