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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 became so angry on this medication! My skin felt SO tight that you couldnt even hold my arm without if feeling like my skin was tearing. I was on it a year when i was 16. I was 120 when i started it and was 144 a year later...
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I did get my periods but gained alot of weight. I only used it for 6 months
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Was working for the most part up till about a week ago the pain is back.
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It was nice not to have a period at all and I did not gain weight on this medication. However, it does affect bone density and also made my acne worse. I was on this for 4 years in college basically out of convenience.
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When I was on it I lost weight a little quicker. But I came off it do too infertility issues
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At least my periods regulated.
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have used to get periods on and off since age of 21
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had iui - did not work
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It helped for awhile after surgery but its been a few years since I was on it and I feel my symptoms getting worse agian.
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Seemed ok, but one shot completely stopped my periods for 18 months
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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]
