# Progestin-only contraceptives: effects on weight

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/progestin-only-contraceptives-effects-on-weight/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Laureen M Lopez,Shanthi Ramesh,Mario Chen,Alison Edelman,Conrad Otterness,James Trussell,Frans M. Helmerhorst |
| Citations | 229 |
| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008815.pub4 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2144592448 |
| PMID | 27567593 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2016 |

## Paper authors

- [Alison Edelman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alison-edelman/)

## Paper journal

- [Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews](https://scholariq.org/journals/cochrane-database-of-systematic-reviews/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Reproductive Health and Contraception](https://scholariq.org/topics/reproductive-health-and-contraception/)

## Paper topics

- [Reproductive Health and Contraception](https://scholariq.org/topics/reproductive-health-and-contraception/)
- [Menstrual Health and Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/menstrual-health-and-disorders/)
- [Ovarian function and disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/ovarian-function-and-disorders/)

---
Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.