Depo-Provera : Contraceptive Injection

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Medroxyprogesterone acetate, Polyethylene glycol, Sodium sulfate anhydrous,
Myristyl-gamma-picolinium chloride.

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October 10, 2012

Pros:

Nothing to take take daily
No Periods
Can have sex anytime

Cons:

30lbs + weight gain
No Periods (can be strange after a while)
No sex drive
Vaginal Dryness
Painful Intercourse
Arm is painful for 3-5 days after injections
Increases appetite

If you don't do well on hormonal methods, this isn't for you. You're pretty much stuck with it for the entire time it's in your system. I don't remember breaking out on this method but just gained so much weight and it was hard to lose after I decided not to do it anymore. I started out at 115lbs. than shot up to 145-150lbs. within a year. It was god awful and I'd never go back to this method again.
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October 7, 2012

Pros:

No need to remember to take a daily pill
Only need to get the injection every 3 months

Cons:

It caused me to have horrible cystic acne!
Experienced major weight gain
Side effects of numbness in my hands and feet
Loss of sex drive and moodiness
Night sweats
Joint pain in my knees
Had constant spotting on my first shot and a month long period after my second with continued spotting thereafter

As with anything, we all react differently to things. That being said, what I experienced on this synthetic form of birth control has changed my entire outlook on what I put in my body. The worst side effects from this shot was the chronic hives that consumed my body for over a month and the constant cystic acne that covered my face. It caused a major shift in my mood and self esteem. I lost control over my body and have only begun to take it back. It takes time for this to leave your body and working it out takes patience and the support of caring friends and family. I took two rounds and after my second decided to start researching. The BIGGEST thing I can suggest is that you research this shot on forums, read the medical trials, take time to really understand it. I know some women who the worst thing they experienced was the major weight gain and others who are far worse than I am. Please, research.....make informed decisions on what you decide to put into your body!
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