depo-provera is a form of hormonal birth
control it's an injection that patients
receive every three months it is very
effective up to 99% effective and used
by many women and enjoyed by many women
one women one aspect that you should
know is that if you're trying to get
pregnant it can take up to 10 months to
12 months to get pregnant and return to
normal cycles some of the pros to using
depo-provera for contraception is not
only is it very effective but you only
have to think about your birth control
four times a year most women experience
very light periods and after some time
most women will have no periods
whatsoever
some of the cons it is very common at
least at the beginning to experience
some irregular bleeding that can last
through the first injection and even
into the second injection if you have a
history of major depression you may want
to reconsider using a long term
progesterone birth control just because
in some women it does increase your risk
of depression patients that have had a
history of a blood clot and the leg or
the lung should consult with their
gynecologist and primary care physician
before considering this as a form of
birth control