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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The contraceptive use of Depo-Provera in U.S. adolescents.

AUTHORS

Koenigs LM; Miller NH

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH. 1995 May;16(5):347-9.

ABSTRACT

Although Depo-Provera has the potential to reduce the unintended pregnancy rate among US adolescents, its

acceptability and safety as a contraceptive method for young women remain undetermined. To address this research

gap, in 1992--prior to the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for

contraceptive purposes--questionnaires were mailed to physician members of the Society of Adolescent Medicine

and the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology regarding their experiences. Responses

were received from 616 (60%) physicians. 87% had prescribed contraceptives to adolescents and 218 (41%) had

prescribed Depo-Provera, for an average of eight years. Obstetrician respondents were significantly more likely than

pediatricians to have prescribed this method. Adolescent Depo-Provera patients fell into three major groups:

mentally retarded adolescents, 43%; those with medical conditions that precluded estrogen use, 24%; and other

(e.g., teen mothers, those with a history of poor compliance with other methods). 27% of physicians acknowledged

providing Depo-Provera to minors without parental consent and 75% had no written protocol for Depo-Provera use.

85% of adolescent Depo-Provera users continued the method for at least nine months; 40% continued beyond 21

months. Menstrual irregularity and loss to follow-up were the main reasons for discontinuation. (PubHealth.info

Document ID: CONT2T 2505-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The contraceptive use of Depo-Provera in U.S.

adolescents.", is(are) Koenigs LM; Miller NH. The source of this article is "JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH.

1995 May;16(5):347-9.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT2T 2505-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7505

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