Bone Mineral Density (BMD)

How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis After Having Taken Depo-Provera?

By NWHN Staff | Dec 10, 2019 | Comments Off on How Can I Prevent Osteoporosis After Having Taken Depo-Provera?

When Depo Provera was approved for use in the U.S. in 1992, preliminary research indicated that women who used Depo Provera experienced a loss of bone mineral density (BMD), which might put them at higher risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures later in life.

DEXA Dilemmas: Clarifying Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening

By Caila Brander | Jan 30, 2018 | Comments Off on DEXA Dilemmas: Clarifying Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening

With so much industry-sponsored content, who can you trust to figure out the truth about osteoporosis? Is it a serious threat to women’s health? Should you be getting bone scans, or considering medication?

Depo-Provera and Bone Mineral Density

By Shaniqua Seth | Feb 14, 2017 | Comments Off on Depo-Provera and Bone Mineral Density

Depo-Provera is a progesterone-based contraceptive shot injected into the arm, upper thigh or abdomen. It is 97-99.7% effective in preventing pregnancy. Each shot lasts for about 13 weeks.

Weighing Your Contraceptive Options: A Closer Look at Depo Provera

By NWHN Staff | Jun 22, 2016 | Comments Off on Weighing Your Contraceptive Options: A Closer Look at Depo Provera

The National Women’s Health Network believes that everyone should have access to safe and effective contraception. If you have been experiencing severe pain, please report this to your doctor immediately.

Osteoporosis: Better Screening, Treatment Policy Issues

By NWHN Staff | Aug 14, 2015 | Comments Off on Osteoporosis: Better Screening, Treatment Policy Issues

The way we screen and treat osteoporosis is still deeply flawed. The NWHN thinks women deserve better, and we’re fighting to make that vision a reality.

Osteoporosis: Screening and Diagnosis

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Osteoporosis: Screening and Diagnosis

Pharmaceutical companies trying to sell drugs have pushed for the adoption of flawed screening techniques that medicalized age-related bone loss. The result? Many healthy women were prescribed osteoporosis drugs despite their serious side effects and risks.

Health Facts: Depo Provera and Bone Mineral Density

By NWHN Staff | Jul 1, 2015 | Comments Off on Health Facts: Depo Provera and Bone Mineral Density

For decades, women’s health advocates have been concerned about the safety of Depo-Provera, the progesterone-based contraceptive shot (the shot).

Rx for Change: Choosing Wisely on Getting a Bone Density Test

By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD | Jul 1, 2014 | Comments Off on Rx for Change: Choosing Wisely on Getting a Bone Density Test

Recommendations about bone density (BD) testing have shifted over the last few years — we are proud to say, more toward what the NWHN has recommended for over a decade! This article reviews the BD testing recommendations from the Choosing Wisely® campaign.