The associations of exposure to combined hormonal contraceptive use on bone mineral content and areal bone mineral density accrual from adolescence to young adulthood: A longitudinal study

Background: The association of long term combined hormone based contraceptives (CHC) use on bone mineral content (BMC) and areal bone mineral density (aBMD) development remains controversial, as it appears that the relationship may be age-dependent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the l...

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Main Authors: Stefan A. Jackowski, Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones, Ashlee J. McLardy, Roger A. Pierson, Carol D. Rodgers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Bone Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187215300061