Resources for Feminist Research - "Depo-Provera: Does this Contraceptive Choice Support the Health and Well-Being of Adolescents and Young Women?
Wershler, Laura. “Depo-Provera: Does this Contraceptive Choice Support the Health and Well-Being of Adolescents and Young Women?” Canadian Woman Studies/ les cahiers de la femme. Special Issue: Women’s Health and Well-Being, vol. 24, no. 1 (Fall 2004), pp. 105-107.
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Exploring how menstrual health is an important sign of the well-being of adolescents and young women is one analysis put forth in this article. The author discusses how Depo-Provera suppresses menstruation and the health implications of this for women. Should a birth control method like this disrupt the normal functioning of the menstrual cycle? What are the political and social ramifications of promoting a drug like Depo-Provera? This article grapples with the answers to these particular questions.
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