page_title: Combined injectable birth control
section_title: Availability
hierarchical_section_title: Combined injectable birth control / Society and culture / Availability
caption_attribution_description: English: Known availability of combined injectable contraceptives as of September 2018. Created from source material using MapChart.net. Source of the information: See Template:Combined injectable contraceptives marketed for clinical use and references.
context_page_description: Combined injectable contraceptives are a form of hormonal birth control for women. They consist of monthly injections of combined formulations containing an estrogen and a progestin to prevent pregnancy.
  CICs are different from progestogen-only injectable contraceptives, such as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enantate, which are not combined with an estrogen and are given once every two to three months instead of once a month.
  Hormonal contraception works primarily by preventing ovulation, but it may also thicken the cervical mucus inhibiting sperm penetration. Hormonal contraceptives also have effects on the endometrium, that theoretically could affect implantation,
context_section_description: CICs are available in many countries throughout the world, including widely throughout Central and South America, in Mexico and the Caribbean, in China, in several Southeast Asian and African countries, and in Turkey. They were also previously available in the United States, Portugal, and Spain, but have been discontinued in these countries.
caption: Known availability of CICs in countries throughout the world (as of September 2018).
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