Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) can prevent pregnancy for up to three months, and is available in a form that can be ...
“Since most physicians don’t know that this is an option, patients don’t know about it. It’s safe, effective, and puts the ...
A new study shows many doctors do not offer self-injected birth control, even though it is safe and effective.
In my adolescent family planning clinic, we often prescribe DMPA to adolescents who cannot remember to take their oral contraceptive pills and to those who want the convenience of less menstrual ...
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA; Depo-Provera®, Merck & Co., Inc., NJ, USA) is a very safe and effective method of birth control that can be used by virtually every woman. However, DMPA has ...
Kenya's reproductive health services got a major boost after receiving 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptives. The Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) contraceptives, ...