title: Injectable contraception.
abstract: Injectable contraceptive methods are safe, highly efficacious, and commonly used worldwide. Depo-Provera (depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate) is the most commonly used injectable in the United States. It is a convenient, discrete, and low-maintenance method, and is ideal for patients with contraindications to estrogen use and certain medical conditions. In addition, there are many noncontraceptive benefits to Depo-Provera use. Side effects with this method including irregular bleeding, breast tenderness, weight gain, and the impact on bone mineral density should be taken into consideration when prescribing the method. Other injectables such as Mesigyna and norethindrone enanthate are widely used outside the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Darney
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012449:Safety; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D004958:Estradiol; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D009640:Norethindrone