What are the advantages of The Shot?
- Nothing must be taken daily or used at the time of sexual intercourse.
- Sex may be enjoyed more because of less fear of pregnancy.
- Depo-Provera is extremely effective. If women receive their injections right on time (every 3 months or 13 weeks), only 3 women in 100 will become pregnant in the course of one year.
- Women lose less blood using Depo-Provera and have less menstrual cramping. Often after 3 injections women stop having periods. This is safe!
- Privacy is a major advantage. No one has to know you are using this method.
- Nursing mothers can receive Depo-Provera injections. According to the World Health Organization, it's best to begin use after the baby is 6 weeks old, but most U.S. programs will provide Depo-Provera when a nursing mother leaves the hospital after delivery.
- It's OK to start a new contraceptive if fewer than 13 weeks have passed since the last shot.
- Depo-Provera may improve PMS, depression and symptoms from endometriosis.
- Can prevent ectopic pregnancies
- Unlike combined pills, Depo-Provera is not less effective if you take medicines that affect the liver.
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