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. 1993 Jan;83(1):100-2.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.1.100.

Bone mineral density in postmenopausal women as determined by prior oral contraceptive use

D Kritz-Silverstein  1 , E Barrett-Connor
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Bone mineral density in postmenopausal women as determined by prior oral contraceptive use

D Kritz-Silverstein et al. Am J Public Health. 1993 Jan.

Abstract

The long-term consequences of prior oral contraceptive use for bone mineral density were examined in 239 postmenopausal women, 35.1% of whom reported prior oral contraceptive use. Women who had used oral contraceptives for 6 or more years had significantly higher bone densities of the lumbar spine and femoral neck, but not of the ultradistal wrist or radius, than women who never used oral contraceptives.

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