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If DEPO PROVERA is so controversial, why do women still use it?

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There will always be some prescription abuse plus others use DEPO PROVERA who have difficulty remembering to take a daily pill, who are using antibiotics or Accutane long-term, who want to make their periods stop altogether, who are post-partum nursing a baby, and who have valvular heart disease. Also Pfizer keeps marketing it like it's the only solution.

Will the pill/IUD/Depo-Provera stop me from getting pregnant in the future?

FAQ: Birth Control Venereal Disease Information Centre
None of these methods of birth control have any long-term effects on fertility. However, sometimes periods can be delayed after stopping the pill or the Depo-Provera.

What is Depo-Provera?

GCA - Reproductive Health FAQs
Depo-Provera is a contraceptive injection of a hormone similar to the natural hormone called progesterone, which is produced in the body by the ovaries. Each injection of Depo-Provera protects you from pregnancy for about 12 weeks. It works by preventing the release of an egg from the ovary. If the egg is not released, you cannot become pregnant. Depo-Provera is a very effective contraceptive. If 1,000 women were each to use it for one year, only four or five would become pregnant.

Will I gain weight when using a hormonal birth control method like the pill or Depo-provera?

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A small amount of weight gain can be one of the possible side effects of the pill or Depo-provera. Not everyone experiences weight gain; if they do it is minimal. If weight gain is a concern, discuss it with your doctor. Yes, it is possible to become pregnant as soon as you stop using birth control. With the pill or Depo-provera, it may take time for your normal menstrual cycle to return.

How do I find a DEPO PROVERA lawyer?

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Look no further. Monheit Law is knowledgeable and experienced in personal injury and product liability lawsuits for pharmaceutical drugs like DEPO PROVERA.

What are the depo provera "side effects"?

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Loss of BMD (bone mineral density) that could lead to the onset of osteoporosis, low bone density, and other osteo-related diseases You may experience a spotty darkening of the skin, usually around or on the face; this symptom may not go away completely. Pregnancy-like symptoms include sore breasts, nausea, fatigue, and abdominal discomfort; they may occur after the first four injections but usually go away.

What is the best reason NOT to take DEPO PROVERA contraceptive injection?

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Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection may cause women to lose calcium stored in bones. The longer Depo-Provera is taken the more calcium is likely to be lost. Calcium may not return completely once Depo-Provera is discontinued. Loss of calcium may cause weak, porous bones that could increase the risk that your bones might break.

Can I afford a DEPO PROVERA lawyer for a lawsuit?

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Services are on a contingency basis which means if you don't win your DEPO PROVERA lawsuit, you don't pay for our services. Monheit Law offers services based on a no-win, no-fee basis. The likelihood of a successful DEPO PROVERA lawsuit varies based on the facts of each case.

If I become pregnant on the pill or on Depo-Provera will it harm my baby?

Family Planning Council: FAQs
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has done studies to prove that the pill does not cause fetal abnormalities if taken during pregnancy. Of course, you should stop taking the pill as soon as possible when you find out you are pregnant. for Depo-Provera, some health care providers will give you a pregnancy test before your Depo-Provera shot. If you suspect you have become pregnant while on Depo-Provera, you should go back to your clinician for a pregnancy test as soon as possible.

How long does it take for the pill or Depo-Provera to work?

Family Planning Council: FAQs
The pill is effective two weeks after you start using it. It basically shuts off your ovaries. As long as you remember to take it at the same time each day you will be protected from pregnancy. The Depo-Provera shot is effective about 24 hours after it is given (within the first five days of your menses), even if it is the first time getting the shot. For more information about the birth control pill click here, for more information about Depo-Provera click here.

Will breast enhancers interfere with birth control pills or Depo Provera shots?

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No. BountifulBreast? will not interfere with affect birth control pills, please refer to your physician if you have any questions.

What is the depo-shot?

Birth Control FAQ
Depo-Provera is given by an injection(The Shot). It protects against pregnancy for a exactly three months. Each injection contains progestin, a hormone similar to the one women produce during the last two weeks of the menstrual cycle. It is given in the upper arm or in the buttocks. The percentage of pregnancies in the first year of use is reported as 0.3%. Among women who use Depo-Provera only about 2-3 in 1000 will become pregnant in the first year.

How late can an injection of Depo Provera be given without risking pregnancy?

sexfiles - faqs, contraception
If you are having unprotected sex, you are at risk of pregnancy and of contracting an STI. It is important to go to Family Planning, your general practitioner or a sexual health service and have a pregnancy test. If the pregnancy test is negative, use condoms until your next period arrives, (or don't have sex) then start some form of contraception.

If I stop taking Depo-Provera, how long should I wait until I can conceive?

Family Planning Council: FAQs
Depo-Provera can stay in the system of a woman for six to eighteen months after the last shot. This is because Depo-Provera is stored in the body's fat cells; it can take a while for the medication to completely leave the system. This does not mean, however, that the Depo-Provera shot will completely protect a woman from pregnancy after she discontinues getting the shot. It means that she may not be ovulating or menstruating on a regular basis after discontinuing Depo-Provera.

Yahoo! Answers - Can depo-provera really clear up acne?

wokatopexa: December 2006
Just about any birth control will help with acne, it may not get rid of it ... Been on the pill for 2 1/5 years, no acne (but I didn't have any to start ...

I've been on Depo-Provera and have stopped having my period. Could I be pregnant?

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Depo-Provera is a very effective birth control method and prevents pregnancy 99.8% of the time. Therefore pregnancy is very unlikely, a simple pregnancy test could tell us for sure. Typically, women on Depo-Provera experience changes in their menstrual cycles, which includes frequent bleeding or spotting; irregularly spaced periods or no periods. All of these are normal. Yes, we offer emergency contraception, Monday through Friday. Here is a list of our clinic hours.

a Catholic nurse, do I have the right to administer birth control (Depo-Provera) injections?

Catholic FAQs: Morality
Clearly a Catholic does not have the right to help out in the administration of any birth control methods at all, such as Depo-Provera injections. Just as it is wrong for a physician to prescribe such "treatments," when used for birth control, so also is it wrong for a nurse to administer them to patients. You are obliged to make an objection in conscience to perform such actions, and see if your employer accepts that you have the right to refuse to do this.

Can Proactiv Solution be used at the same time as Depo-Provera birth control shots?

Proactiv® Solution - Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Proactiv Solution will not lessen the effectiveness of these contraceptives, unlike some oral antibiotics, often used for treatment of moderate to severe acne.

Why is psychobiography controversial?

Psychobiography: FAQ
This is a hard question to give a short answer to. The main reason is because psychology favors quantitative methods, or the reduction of people to numbers of responses. Psychology also privileges the detection of laws and patterns over the detection of uniqueness. Last, psychology likes to think of itself as objective, thus treating the study of the mind as on a par with the study of, say, the tides.

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