Depo-Provera Side Effects
Depo-Provera | medroxyprogesterone injection side effects and adverse reactions include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Increased acne
- Changes in weight
- Increased body hair
- Decrease in calcium in the bones
- Hair loss
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Heavy periods
- Injection site discomfort
- Changes in vision
- Jaundice
Warnings & Recalls for Depo-Provera
Depo-Provera has a boxed warning indicating a that significant loss of bone mineral density may occur as a result of using this medication. If you are taking Depo-Provera, be sure to speak to your doctor about taking a calcium supplement and eating foods high in
vitamin D.Depo-Provera | medroxyprogesterone injection is contraindicated for:
- Pregnant women
- Women with a current or past history of thrombophlebitis
- Women who are at significant risk of or currently suffering from breast cancer
- Women with liver disease
Depo-Provera Treatment and Use
Depo-Provera | medroxyprogesterone injection is an intra-muscular and subcutaneous injection that is used to prevent pregnancy ant to treat endometriosis. Depo-Provera contraceptive injection is a progestin medication, similar to Yasmine, that works by preventing ovulation.
This drug comes in a suspention (solution) form that is to be injected into a woman’s upper arm or buttocks at 13 week intervals by a doctor in a clinical setting and only when it is absolutely known that the woman isn’t pregnant.
Other Names for Depo-Provera
depo-subQ provera 104 ®
medroxyprogesterone acetate
acetoxymethylprogesterone
methylacetoxyprogesterone
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Author:
Lainee Hooks
Posted on May 8, 2012
