Depo Injection

QUICK FACTS:

• The Depo injection is a family planning method that is injected into in your arm (how tidy!) and keeps pregnancy away for 3 months.
• You will need to remember to get the injection once every 3 months so set yourself a reminder!
• The injection keeps others out of your business. If you do not tell, no one will know that you got it, especially because you do not have to do any tell-tale preparation before you get down and have sex.
• The injection does not prevent against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or HIV/AIDS. Use a condom for protection!
• Depo Provera is long lasting. It can take anywhere from 6-10 months to get pregnant after getting your final shot.

How safe is the Depo Injection?

The injection is safe and effective, and speak to your health provider about its appropriateness for you. The injection releases a hormone called progestin into your body that prevents the release of eggs. The injection also thickens the mucus in a lady’s uterus. The thick mucus shields the eggs from the sperm thereby preventing pregnancy.

If you smoke cigarettes, you may want to consider another type of birth control method because the injection may have serious side effects in your body.

Potential Benefits

• The injection is nobody’s business but yours.
• There are no tell-tale signs or evidences that may embarrass you or expose the fact that you got birth control.
• The birth control injection is safe during breastfeeding.
• It helps to reduce your chances of getting cancer of the lining of the uterus.
• While using the birth control injection, some women may stop menstruating, but it is nothing to worry about.

Potential side effects & disadvantages

• Female bodies may take a while to adjust to the hormone in the injection.
• You may experience some bloody spots apart from menstruation.
• Periods may get a bit heavier.

Original source: Da Subject Matter