No ill effects on the developing baby have been shown to occur if Depo Provera is given when a woman is already pregnant or in the very rare case where a woman becomes pregnant despite the injection. Depo Provera can be used by most women who do not have any serious medical problems and by many women who use other forms of contraception. It may also be suitable for women who cannot take the combined pill for medical reasons. Information about long acting reversilble contraception LARC , including contraceptive injections, is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese — see Downloads section on this page.
Long acting reversible contraception, such as intra uterine devices IUDs , contraceptive implants and contraceptive injections, may be the choice for you. If you're having sex and don't want to get pregnant, you need contraception. Contraception is also called birth control or family planning. This fact sheet discusses your options.
Women are encouraged to discuss their health needs with a health practitioner. If you have concerns about your health, you should seek advice from your health care provider or if you require urgent care you should go to the nearest Emergency Dept. How does Depo Provera work? How well does it work? Side effects During a normal menstrual cycle, your hormones cause the lining of your uterus to thicken in preparation for a pregnancy.
Other effects A small amount of weight gain sometimes occurs, although many women have no change and some lose weight. Some women may be troubled by headaches, abdominal discomfort and mood changes. Some women have a reduced interest in sex, particularly women who are prone to depression.
A small minority of women experience other side effects, which may be a nuisance but are unlikely to be serious.
With hormone shots, fewer than in 1 in women will conceive. With an IUD , pregnancy occurs in less than 1 in women. Hormone implants cause pregnancy in less than 1 in women. Due to its simplicity, she chose the hormone shot Depo-Provera, which requires injections every 12 weeks for optimal protection. Olivia received her first Depo-Provera shot at a local Planned Parenthood in June , right before her period was expected. The clinic's pregnancy test came back negative, but spoiler alert: She was already pregnant when she got the shot.
Then the fatigue hit. Finally, I went to the doctor and told her my symptoms: nausea, extreme exhaustion, and migraine like headaches. She diagnosed me with low thyroid. Because of her extreme fatigue, she lost her job as a coffee shop barista. She quit going to the gym, and spent the summer hiding from the degree weather and fighting depression. Her unexplained increase in appetite, combined with an expired gym membership, meant she was starting to gain weight.
Thinking it was all from the hormone shot, she vehemently told her boyfriend, " No more Depo! By November she was starting to feel better. Her energy had returned, the nausea had passed, but her period still hadn't returned. I was so confused. I'd been dieting, but the weight appeared only in my stomach, which was hard and bloated all the time. The two pink lines showed up as I was still peeing.
From that day on, everything was a whirlwind. Four days later, an ultrasound showed that she was 23 weeks and 6 days along. My boyfriend and I were in shock. Only days after we found out we were expecting, we learned that we were having a boy. I remember feeling betrayed by modern medicine. Integrative Medicine. Medroxyprogesterone acetate and progesterone measurement in human serum: assessments of contraceptive efficacy.
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