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Source: Lei, et al. Contraception,
1996;53(6).
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Counseling about side effects can improve continuation rates.
In a study among women in China using the injectable DMPA, about
200 women received detailed counseling about side effects and
about 200 received only routine family planning counseling.
One year after the women began using the method, discontinuation
rates were four times higher among the group receiving only
routine counseling, compared to the group receiving counseling
about side effects – 42 percent compared to 11 percent.
The main reason for discontinuation was menstrual changes, the
most common side effect of this method.
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