OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of combined oral contraceptives (COC’s) on bone mineral density of women after 12 month treatment. Design: Comparison of the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and serum Ca+2, osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase, Vitamin D3 and urinary OH-proline levels. Setting: Kirikkale University Medical Faculty Hospital. Patients: Fifty patients of ages
Keywords: combined oral contraceptive, bone mineral density, OH-proline, proximal ulna-radius.\r\n