Women At Risk Of Gaining Excessive Weight With Injectable Birth Control Identified
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
A new study has identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot. These findings dispel the myth that all women who use DMPA will gain weight and will help physicians to counsel patients appropriately.