Women receive a shot in the buttocks or arm every 3 months. You must get your injection on time for continuous protection against pregnancy. Depo-Provera is safe and highly effective. It can be used safely right after childbirth and while breast feeding. It is long acting, so not a good method for women who may want a child in the next 12 months after discontinuing the injections.
Some women report irregular monthly periods and spotting.
Most women stop having a period after a year of continuous Depo injections. These side effects are not common, but should you experience any of these symptoms contact your healthcare provider and discuss alternate birth control methods. If you would like more information about STDs or the many other methods of birth control available, please contact Student Health Services 439-4225. Or, if you would like to participate in an interactive site to help determine which method is best for you try Successful Contraception , this site take approximately 15 minutes to complete.