medroxyprogesterone

• “Some experts surmise the extra risk was due to the type of progesterone used in the trial, a synthetic form called medroxyprogesterone acetate MPA.”

  The Wall Street Journal: New Views Of Hormone Therapy in Menopause

• “Some women who take the birth control shot (full name medroxyprogesterone, brand name Depo-Provera) find it weakens their bones.”

  Consumer Reports: Bone strength risks of birth control shot

• “Some women who take the birth control shot full name medroxyprogesterone, brand name Depo-Provera find it weakens their bones.”

  Consumer Reports: Bone strength risks of birth control shot

• “The increased risk of breast cancer shown in the Women's Health Initiative appears to be related to a synthetic progestin called medroxyprogesterone acetate (brand named Provera).”

  The Wall Street Journal: Corrections & Amplifications

• “Corrections & Amplifications The increased risk of breast cancer shown in the Women's Health Initiative appears to be related to a synthetic progestin called medroxyprogesterone acetate (brand named Provera.)”

  The Wall Street Journal: The 7 Things You Should Know About Hormones

• “The other big "loose end" is the issue of bioidentical hormones vs horse estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate, the drugs used in this study.”

  The WHI through the Restrospectoscope

• “Gabriels and medroxyprogesterone ompassion shone her expression unless their minimal propriety yannis spotted their ruthless pleased.”

  Matthew Yglesias » Commerce Cabinet Crisis III

• “In the great state of California, when the governor signed a law that made the administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate a.k.a.”

  Castration: Justice, or Nazi Revival? « Gender Across Borders

• “A recent study from Galveston, Texas, found that half of the women who had medroxyprogesterone shots lost at least 5 percent of their bone mineral density during two years of treatment.”

  Consumer Reports: Bone strength risks of birth control shot

• “Progesterone is used by fertility specialists to protect pregnancy, while medroxyprogesterone (Provera) is used in the morning after pill and in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Truth About Hormone Therapy

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