Harel Z, Wolter K, Gold MA, Cromer B, Bruner A, Stager M, Bachrach L, Hertweck P, Nelson A, Nelson D, Coupey S, Johnson CC, Burkman R, Bone H. Inadequate vitamin D status in adolescents with substantial bone mineral density loss during the use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable contraceptive: a pilot study.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2010;
23:209-14. [PMID:
20471875 DOI:
10.1016/j.jpag.2009.11.004]
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Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To examine vitamin D and parathormone (PTH) levels in adolescents who experienced substantial bone mineral density (BMD) loss during depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) use.
DESIGN
A non-randomized, multi-center study, during which DMPA was administered every 12 weeks and evaluation of lumbar spine and hip BMD by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was conducted every 6 months. A blood sample for vitamin D and PTH measurements was obtained from adolescents who experienced >5% BMD loss. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) level of <20 ng/mL, insufficiency as 25OHD level of 20-30 ng/mL, and sufficiency as 25OHD level of >30 ng/mL.
RESULTS
Evaluation of vitamin D and PTH was carried out in 15 participants who experienced BMD loss of > or = 5% during DMPA use. At initiation of DMPA, participants had mean (+SE) age 17+1 years, gynecologic age 61+4 months, and body mass index 24+1.5 kg/m2. Racial/ethnic distribution was: Caucasian--7 girls, Hispanic--4 girls, African-American--3 girls, and other--1 girl. Six participants had BMD loss of >5% after 2 DMPA injections, five after 3 injections, one after 5 injections, one after 8 injections, one after 10 injections, and one after 13 injections. Only one girl (7%) had sufficient vitamin D. The other participants had vitamin D insufficiency (50%) or deficiency (43%). Participants' mean (+SE) PTH was 22+4 pg/mL (reference range 7-53 pg/mL), and mean (+SE) 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D was 56+5 pg/mL (reference range 22-67 pg/mL).
CONCLUSIONS
Inadequate vitamin D status was evident among the majority of female adolescents who experienced a substantial BMD loss while using DMPA.
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