What hormonal contraception is most effective for obese women?

dc.contributor.author	Gordon, Lauren	eng
dc.contributor.author	Thakur, Netra	eng
dc.contributor.author	Atlas, Michel C.	eng
dc.date.issued	2007	eng
dc.description.abstract	Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA; Depo-Provera) and the combination contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing) are most effective for obese women because they don't appear to be affected by body weight (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, consistent cohort studies).	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3644	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Clinical Inquiries, 2007 (MU)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 56, no. 06 (June 2007): 471-473	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	body weight	eng
dc.subject	birth control	eng
dc.subject	Depo-Provera	eng
dc.subject	NuvaRing	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Oral contraceptives	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Obesity in women	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Contraceptives, Vaginal	eng
dc.title	What hormonal contraception is most effective for obese women?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

Clinical Inquiries, 2007
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