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Description: A shot that stops the woman from releasing an egg and provides other contraceptive effects.
- Advantages:
 May improve PMS
- May improve depression
- May improve symptoms of endometriosis
- Can be administered to nursing mothers (it is better six
weeks after childbirth)
- Woman lose less blood during their periods and there is
less cramping
- Often after three shots, the woman stops having her
period
- Disadvantages:
- Depo Provera injections can lead to very irregular
periods. However medications can be taken to give them
a more regular pattern.
- Some women gain weight. Regimented exercise and a
diet may be needed.
- Depo Provera does not protect against AIDS and
other infections.
- It may take a couple of months before your periods return
to normal after your last shot.
- Effectiveness:
- Three out of every 1,000 women have an accidental
pregnancy per year.
- 99.7% effective against pregnancy.
- Time Constraints:
- The shot must be administered every twelve weeks
(three months).
- Location:
- A personal doctor
- A health clinic.
- Cost:
- For one year of treatment, it will cost between
$215 and $545
Abstinence | Cervical Cap | Condom ("rubber") | Female Condom | Depo Provera | Diaphragm | Norplant | Abortion | Emergency Contraception | Foam | Copper Intrauterine Device
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