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Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is the U.S. brand name of a birth control product manufactured by Pfizer Inc. It is a hormonal birth control method containing a synthetic progestin, without estrogen, and is administered to women in the form of an intramuscular injection once every 11 ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Polycystic Ovarian Synd... | 201 |
51% |
| Endometriosis | 43 |
74% |
| Pre-menstrual Syndrome ... | 5 |
60% |
| Infertility | 3 |
67% |
| Pregnancy - Teens | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 56% (265
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Depo-Provera Reviews
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got me my period after 15 months of not having 1
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It worked but I hated it, it made me moody, depresed, I gained weight, it gave me sensitive skin....it was not a pleasant experience.
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It worked because it stoped my periods all together. I was on it for three years and my Dr. was worried that I would start to have negative effects from it. Now I have been off it for a year and each month is worse than the last. But now I have no health insurance.
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stopped cycle for over 3 yrs then tool 15 months to get cycle once off
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I have just started depo and have been on it about 1 week it is too soon to tell about the results.
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I felt great..no period or pain for 4 1/2 years..I was hungry alot cause it incresed my appitite but I rather be fat then in pain...lol
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Helped induce my periods.
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Helped induce my periods.
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BEen on it since i was 13 off now
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Just started
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Depo Provera
is depo provera the shot and provera the pill the same thing? I am on provera the pill the doctor has me on this to try and get pregnant. [More] -
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No i did the regular Lupron first. Then it was depo-provera. I never did depo-lupron. [More] -
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I think dandelion is talking about lurpon depo, not depo provera... I was on the 3 month depo provera shots for a year before I had surgery and I bled... [More] -
Depo Provera
I was on lupron for 3 months and then did depo-provera,which I am currently taking. For me the lupron was better. The depo-provera is just giving me c... [More] -
Depo Provera
****WARNING**** Ladies PLEASE re-consider the depo-provera. It made my pains WORSE and its BIRTH CONTROLL nothing like lupron wich is made for endo!!!... [More]
