Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Study of 100 cases of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).

Dr. M Ashraf. A. Memon

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 100 cases were studied from Aug 2013 to sept 2016 who were given DMPA 150mg deep IM in buttoks and repeated every three months for contraception.  One case had endometriosis and she was given DMPA every two months. It was readily acceptable and continuation rate was high. It had a very few side effects in the form of amenorrhoea or spotting. Failure in the form of pregnancy occurred in two patients out of 100. One patient was given for endometriosis and she had significant improvement of symptoms in the form of amenorrhea and pain relief. Two patients discontinued treatment due to spotting and one patient was given oc pills due to irregular period. Two cases of failure in the form of pregnancy was reported in my present study.

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Dr. M Ashraf. A. Memon, Study of 100 cases of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2017

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