What are Birth Control Shots?
Depo-Provera, is administered one every three months. It provides a hormone much like the progesterone a woman produces during the last 2 weeks of each monthly cycle. It stops the woman from releasing an egg and provides other contraceptive effects. Many clinics recommend that you use a backup contraceptive for a week after your first shot. Among typical couples who initiate use of Depo-Provera, about 3 in 100 will experience an accidental pregnancy in the first year.
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