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| Weight Gain Is Not A Trivial Concern |
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| for OC
Users |
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| n | Adolescents |
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| n | Major fear
leading to discontinuation |
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| n | 85% of suburban
teens cited weight gain as an |
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| Emans SJ et al.
JAMA. 1987;257:3337-3381; Pratt WF et al. Fam Plann Perspect. |
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