Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 191-194 , June 2007

Decidual Cast in a Girl Receiving Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate—A Case Report

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PII: S1083-3188(06)00276-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.08.002

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 191-194 , June 2007