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From Medscape Medical News: Specific conclusions and clinical recommendations based on limited or inconsistent scientific evidence (level B) are as follows: • Because pregnancy rates after bariatric surgery in adolescents are twice that in the general adolescent population, contraceptive counseling is especially important in these patients. • Administration of hormonal contraception by nonoral routes should [...]

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From Medscape’s reportage of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 30th, 2009: July 29, 2009 — Several risk factors may help identify factors linked to poor outcomes for bariatric surgery, according to the results of a prospective, multicenter, observational study reported in the July 30 issue of the New England [...]

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