Update on adolescent contraception

Citation
G. Hewitt et B. Cromer, Update on adolescent contraception, OB GYN CLIN, 27(1), 2000, pp. 143
Citations number
95
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Medicine
Journal title
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
08898545 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8545(200003)27:1<143:UOAC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This article reviews the most common types of contraceptive agents used by adolescents, including their epidemiology of use and future developments. O ral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are reviewed, with emphasis on the less andr ogenic progestins, risk of venous thrombosis, factor V Leiden mutation and OCP use, and the 20-mu g estrogen formulations. Depomedroxyprogesterone ace tate (DMPA) use is reviewed, examining the role of changes in bone-mineral density. Decreasing Norplant (Wyeth-Ayerst, Philadelphia, PA) use is review ed, as is its efficacy and side-effect profile. Various methods of emergenc y postcoital contraception are reviewed, with emphasis on efficacy and meth od of action.