Complete information can be obtained from your health care provider or local Planned Parenthood branch. Menstrual cycles will be unaffected. For a man, a vasectomy involves cutting and tying his vas deferens so that sperm cannot be ejaculated. A local anaesthetic is used. Excellent Progestin is released continuously into the body via six capsules which are inserted under the skin of the upper arm.
Ovulation is inhibited and cervical mucous is thickened, preventing sperm from reaching the egg.
The capsules work for five years, but can be removed earlier if desired. Excellent Depo Provera contains progestin which is administered by injection in the arm or buttocks every 12 weeks. It prevents ovulation and thickens cervical mucous. The pill uses estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation. The pill must be taken at the same time every day.