In the new May*June 2010 Weight Watchers Magazine, they published a true or false quiz about bone knowledge and one thing I read made me wonder about my daughters health and whether they were aware of this vital fact.
Researchers from the University of Texas recently reported that nearly half of the women receiving a birth control shot called Depo-Provera, lost about 5 percent of their bone density in both their hip and lower spine, within 2 years. To me that would be taking huge risks-by telling us about this side effect, does it let the drug company off the hook for causing skeletal bone-mass damages or injuries as a result of women getting this shot?
Honestly, I don't always give credence to research-the results from some research testing do tend to come unglued after awhile-in other words, the findings are usually in doubt after a little time has passed, or the findings have been ruled out all together-but the potential risks here are what set the red flag waving to me-whether the facts get proven or not, in the long run, my daughters risk of a hip injury or chronic lower back strain due to a birth control shot is not within what I consider a safe alternative. Thank goodness I do happen to know neither of my DD's use this product, but I will be shooting off an e-mail to my DIL in a minute! This is something every women using birth control, should know!