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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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I used it over a year ago, while I was going through the hormone specialist. i stopped. Now I am going to be going on it again for the rest of my life!
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Essentially this is a double dose of Depo Provera, a birth control injection.Again, this is a massive amt of hormones for anyone with depression to tolerate.
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I took provera for one cycle and have had a regular cycle ever since--it's been 7 months.
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the shot has worked very well
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this was just to make mehave a period so i could take clomid, made me feel alwful
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Worked for many years, but finally my system would not recognize it and the breakthrough bleeding became constant and painful.
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Its working out great for now. I havent had any side effects and I havent gotten my period. Also my pain is much, much better!
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Was on Depo for a little more than 2 yrs.
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This is the ONLY birth control that doesn't cause ridiculous amounts of bleeding
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Worked to prevent pregnancy and to regulate my cycles. I had extreme side effects like, mood swings, depression, facial hair growth and weight gain.
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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] -
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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] -
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****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]
