To: cincotta@popact.org, ppn@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: Contraceptive Pearl - DMPA and Infertility From: Masatoshi Ishiguchi References: <3.0.32.19970314103414.009f294c@popact.org> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 16:13:51 +0900 In message <3.0.32.19970314103414.009f294c@popact.org> "Contraceptive Pearl - DMPA and Infertility" "Richard Cincotta " wrote: cincotta> To effectively exercise one's reproductive choice, one needs access to both cincotta> a broad range of available safe contraceptive methods, the professional cincotta> care required of each, and to information (on effective use and risks) cincotta> about these methods. cincotta> cincotta> In the interest of disseminating this information, Dr. James Shelton of cincotta> USAID sends out a weekly email with a "contraceptive pearl" -- a bit of cincotta> information from recent research on a particular contraceptive methodology. cincotta> cincotta> I'll be forwarding them through ppn. Here's this week's. cincotta> cincotta> ------------------------------------------------------------ cincotta> cincotta> cincotta> >Return-Path: cincotta> > cincotta> >Q: Does Depo-Provera(DMPA) cause permanent infertility? cincotta> > cincotta> >A: No. Although there is generally a delay in return to cincotta> >fertility once Depo is discontinued, return to fertility studies cincotta> >have found no difference in ultimate ability to get pregnant. cincotta> >The average delay is a few months. For example in a study in cincotta> >Thailand, among women who discontinued OCs (oral contraceptives) it took cincotta> about three cincotta> >months for the first 50% to get pregnant. For women who cincotta> >discontinued DMPA (following the three months period of cincotta> >effectiveness), it took about 5 and 1/2 months for the first 50% cincotta> >to get pregnant. Ultimately about 96% got pregnant in both cincotta> >groups. cincotta> > cincotta> >(This message brought to you by the Maximizing Access and Quality cincotta> >-MAQ Initiative) cincotta> > cincotta> > cincotta> > cincotta> ************************************************* cincotta> Richard P. Cincotta, Ph.D. cincotta> Population Action International cincotta> 1120 19th St., NW cincotta> Suite 550 cincotta> Washington, DC 20036 cincotta> USA cincotta> cincotta> (202)659-1833 x168 cincotta> (202)293-1795 (fax) cincotta> cincotta@popact.org cincotta> cincotta> See "Why Population Matters" on the Web: cincotta> http://www.interaction.org/mb/pop.html cincotta> See "Press release on saving U.S. programs in International Family Planning" cincotta> http://www.interaction.org/pressrel/savefp.html cincotta> ***************************************************** cincotta>I would like to sign off this forum.Thank you.