February 22, 2011
Updated Feb 22, 2011 at 10:03 PM EDT
(WKBW/ABC News) New research finds women using the birth control shot known as Depo-Provera need to pay extra attention to their bone health.
Depo-Provera is more convenient that birth control pills because it's only taken four times a year, but a study found half of the women using it had a sizeable drop in mineral density in their spine or hip
bones, which could put them at a greater risk for a fracture.
