depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) long acting reversible contraceptive hormonal contraception birth control drug that is injected every 3 months. It is an aqueous suspension (chemistry) for Injection (medicine) number Depot injection of the pregnanes 17-Hydroxyprogesterone-derivat...
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Positive Experiences with Birth Control Pills
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Depo Provera27,133 posts
Fewer patient posts reported that Depo Provera helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (47% lower than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
Implanon
Fewer patient posts reported that Implanon helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (19% lower than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo
An average number of patient posts reported that Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo helped them when used for Birth Control Pills
Yasmin
More patient posts reported that Yasmin helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (57% higher than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
Ortho Evra
An average number of patient posts reported that Ortho Evra helped them when used for Birth Control Pills
Medroxyprogesterone
Fewer patient posts reported that Medroxyprogesterone helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (35% lower than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
Yaz
More patient posts reported that Yaz helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (37% higher than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
Micronor
Fewer patient posts reported that Micronor helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (24% lower than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
Lunelle
Sorry, there are not enough posts to calculate the overall score of Lunelle for Birth Control Pills
Loestrin
An average number of patient posts reported that Loestrin helped them when used for Birth Control Pills
Seasonique
Fewer patient posts reported that Seasonique helped them when used for Birth Control Pills (17% lower than average of other Birth Control Pills treatments)
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Depo Provera Top Concerns
Based on 27,133 patient discussions on healthcare websites and blogs
...Had unproceted sex can I be pregnant while on the depo provera ?
Hi my name is Luz I had Unproceted sex while I'm on the depo provera shot and had not ...I been on the depo provera since the ag...
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...quite often - when I got off Depo-Provera, my migraines AND my fibromyalgia ...gets them and Imitrex or Treximet ...
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I am 34 and I used depo provera in my early twenties for ...tried IVF due to the emotional and financial burden, but I do suspect depo provera being the cause of my infertility. My husband and I...
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I had my Mirena removed yesterday... Best money ...it was this stupid Mirena causing my health problems I had been tested ...BTW Mirena is just like depo provera...
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The only med's I'm on is Mestinon, and they have given me Radioactive Iodine for my Graves Disease, but I just took ...into options such as depo provera, which makes me not get my period at...
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I got the depo provera shot today- no excuse me, ...didn't hurt badly but my bum has been sore all day. ;-;
However, that sh*t stopped my period in its tracks. ...
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I'm on my 4th year of Implanon and prior to this I was on Depo-Provera shots for Endo. Depo caused me to ...I don't have the bad mood swings I have ...is way worse than the weight gain and this...
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...used to take provera pills in the ...the very same reason. Unlike depo provera, the provera pills are not ...I was on them they caused a period every single time....
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I have endometriosis, and I sometimes get nausea with my AF. Back before I went on Depo Provera for 2 years, I would ...every time I got my period. It was nasty. Screwed...
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