Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a commonly used form of contraception, with noncontraceptive benefits for the user. The mode of action is through the suppression of ovulation. It leads to hypoestrogenism which causes dryness of the vagina and dyspareunia. We present in this paper a patie...
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| description | Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a commonly used form of contraception, with noncontraceptive benefits for the user. The mode of action is through the suppression of ovulation. It leads to hypoestrogenism which causes dryness of the vagina and dyspareunia. We present in this paper a patient that was very symptomatic with regard to vaginal atrophic changes determined by vaginal cytology. This side effect may become increasingly more common as we see more long-term use of DMPA. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-305b9abe2dcd4d9f8caf735f6153cbb62025-02-03T06:44:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922013-01-01201310.1155/2013/835316835316Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case ReportChristie Walker0Shawky Z. A. Badawy1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USADepot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a commonly used form of contraception, with noncontraceptive benefits for the user. The mode of action is through the suppression of ovulation. It leads to hypoestrogenism which causes dryness of the vagina and dyspareunia. We present in this paper a patient that was very symptomatic with regard to vaginal atrophic changes determined by vaginal cytology. This side effect may become increasingly more common as we see more long-term use of DMPA.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/835316 |
| spellingShingle | Christie Walker Shawky Z. A. Badawy Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report |
| title_full | Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report |
| title_short | Vaginal Atrophy following Long-Term Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Use: A Case Report |
| title_sort | vaginal atrophy following long term depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use a case report |
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