Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera) and levonorgestrel (Norplant) use in adolescents among clinicians in Northern Europe and the United States

Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 August 1998

Barbara A. Cromer, Kristina Berg‐Kelly, J. P. van GRONINGEN, Belinda S Seimer, L Ruusuvaara

DOI10.1016/s1054-139x(98)00030-5

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Clinicians in the United States and Great Britain display more enthusiasm toward the use of the long-term progestins in adolescents than do clinicians in Sweden or The Netherlands.

Abstract

Clinicians in the United States and Great Britain display more enthusiasm toward the use of the long-term progestins in adolescents than do clinicians in Sweden or The Netherlands. Continuing education programs could be designed to educate clinicians to allay their concerns about these contraceptives in countries where teen pregnancy is considered a problem.

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