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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Immediate monthly combination contraception to facilitate initiation of the

depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injection.

AUTHORS

Morroni C; Grams M; Tiezzi L; Westhoff C

SOURCE

Contraception. 2004 Jul;70(1):19-23.

ABSTRACT

Conventional clinical protocols specify that women initiate depot medroxy progesterone acetate (DMPA) within 7 days

of the onset of menses, and product labeling specifies initiation within 5 days. Women outside of this window

should wait until next menses to begin, often leaving them with inadequate interim contraceptive protection. An

alternative is for women to initiate monthly hormonal contraception immediately, as a bridge to DMPA, with a

scheduled follow-up appointment about 4 weeks later. We evaluated bridge preferences and DMPA initiation among

150 women requesting DMPA who were ineligible for their first injection at the time of clinic visit due to menstrual

cycle day. Ninety-eight percent (n = 147) rejected the standard protocol of waiting with condoms or abstinence in

favor of a hormonal bridge method. Ninety-seven percent follow-up (n = 146) showed that 86% were satisfied with their

bridge method. There were no post treatment pregnancies, and 55% (n = 81) of participants had initiated DMPA or

another long-term contraceptive within 4 weeks of their initial clinic presentation. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT1T 569-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Immediate monthly combination contraception to facilitate

initiation of the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injection.", is(are) Morroni C; Grams M; Tiezzi L;

Westhoff C. The source of this article is "Contraception. 2004 Jul;70(1):19-23.". This article was published in 2004 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 569-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

569

This article is peer-reviewed.

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