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New research finds that a particular kind of birth control may be harmful to women's bones, but there is something women can do to protect themselves.

In a study of women who received the "birth control shot" -- also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate , nearly half lost at least 5 percent of their bone mineral density in the hip and lower spine within two years.

Results of a new study raises concerns that more than half of women using injectable birth control are at significant risk for bone loss.

Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate , commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience high bone mineral density loss in the hip or lower spine within two years of beginning the contraceptive, according to researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

A new state program that aims to keep birth control and other reproductive healthcare affordable to all women despite the increasing costs.

In men receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer, medroxyprogesterone should become the new standard treatment for preventing hot flushes, according to a study published online Dec.

Unopposed conjugated equine estrogens do not provide lasting cognitive benefits to older postmenopausal women who have undergone a hysterectomy, researchers report in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

I get migraines with aura and am trying to find a birth control that contains no estrogen.

Dec. 7, 2009 -- Treating hot flashes in men undergoing prostate cancer treatment can be tricky, but a new study suggests medroxyprogesterone could be the new gold standard in hot-flash treatment for men.

An article published Online First and in The Lancet Oncology reports that the hormonal treatments cyproterone acetate and medroxyprogesterone acetate are the most efficient at reducing hot flushes.

Hot flashes caused by androgen suppression therapy for prostate cancer are best controlled by the hormonal treatments cyproterone acetate and medroxyprogesterone acetate, according to a new study.

SSIS seeks to promote the sexual health of Brandeis students through various services.

University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.

Recent violent sex crimes have shocked France and the public is demanding tougher laws.

The Acne/Hormonal Imbalance Relationship Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate body function which circulate in the bloodstream.

The subject of environmentalism, particularly within the gospels, is much like the discussion on abortion in my article: "Jesus versus Liberalism: The Value of Life;" it is not specifically talked about but there are principles regarding it in the words and actions of Jesus.

Pfizer China and BMP Sunstone Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to exclusively import, distribute and promote Depo-Provera , a Pfizer product used to treat endometriosis, in China.

Unintended pregnancies would likely decline if we prescribed these methods of birth control more often Robert L. Barbieri, MD Editor-in-Chief obg@dowdenhealth.com Dr.

But at age 48, nearing menopause , Gaurdi went off it for eight months and was overwhelmed with severe symptoms: nausea, breast tenderness and fatigue.