Table 1

Bone mineral density according to the type of implant used, section of the forearm and duration of use.


BMD (g/cm2)


Distal radius
P-value
Ultra-distal radius
P-value


Implanon (n = 36)




Baseline
0.475 (0.032)

0.406 (0.057)

18 months
0.454 (0.040)
<0.0001
0.390 (0.034)
0.1041
36 months
0.447 (0.038)
<0.0001
0.396 (0.048)
0.2491
Jadelle (n = 39)




Baseline
0.474 (0.002)

0.395 (0.015)

18 months
0.459 (0.040)
<0.0001
0.398 (0.028)
0.7087
36 months
0.453 (0.058)
0.0022
0.401 (0.072)
0.4705

All values are mean ± SD

Monteiro-Dantas et al. Reproductive Health 2007 4:11   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-4-11

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