Depo-Provera is progesterone hormone solution that is given as an intramuscular injection. The injection is administered in the buttock or the upper arm, once every three months. Depo-Provera is 99% effective which makes it one of the most reliable methods of birth control available.

	Advantages

• Patients who find oral contraceptive inconvenient
• Patients who find barrier methods inconvenient or disruptive
• Patients who are breast feeding
• Patients who need a reversible alternative to sterilization
• Patients who cannot tolerate estrogen

	Adverse Reactions

• The most common adverse reactions are as follows:
• Menstrual irregularities
• Weight change
• Depression
• Headache
• Nervousnes