The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
J Adolesc Health
· ISSN (e) 1879-1972
· 8 papers in corpus
PURPOSE: To describe experiences of adolescents taking continuous drospirenone (DRSP-C) oral contraceptives, without placebo, for menstrual suppression, including breakthrough bleeding and other side-effects. METHODS: This was a retrospect…
PURPOSE: We sought to determine the practices of physicians who prescribe for adolescents extended cycles of combined hormonal contraception, in which hormones are taken for longer than 21 days and menstruation is delayed. METHODS: Five hu…
The objective of this study was to compare the rates of initiating sexual activity between a group of 13- through 18-year-old females placed on hormonal therapy for medical indications and a group of 13- through 18-year-old females not on h…