Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is used to prevent pregnancy and to prevent pain caused by endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition where tissue that normally lines the uterus, grows outside of the uterus, causing extreme.The recommended dose of Depo-Provera is 150 mg every 13 weeks administered by deep intramuscular (IM) injection in the gluteal or deltoid muscle. The injection has more negative side effects than good effects. Depo-Provera should not be used as a long-term birth control method. Many of the negative side effects are life threatening and very harmful. The injection depo provera is a form of birth control that is injected either in the buttocks, or the arm. The Depo shot is made of progesterone, which is similar to hormones found in the body that tells your body you are pregnant. It is ninety-nine percent effective, and yet it isn't worth the risk. Some of the side effects can be life threatening and, in very rare cases, even cause death.
First of all, not all women can use this form of birth control. If you have a history of blood clots or liver disease, you should not take …show more content…
Some of the lesser harmful include acne, hair loss or gain, and dizziness. But there are more harmful ones like depression, blood clots, and loss of bone density. Many factors can lead to excessive blood clotting, leading to limited or blocked blood flow. Blood clots can travel to the arteries or veins in the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs and limbs, which in turn can cause heart attack, stroke, and damage to the body’s organs or even death. The writer of this essay, and her mother, are believed to have the Factor 5 genetic mutation, which makes them more susceptible to blood clots. This would have even greater risks while using any form of birth control to have a stroke. The writer's mother has had two strokes in the last six years that is believed to be caused by birth control related blood
First of all, not all women can use this form of birth control. If you have a history of blood clots or liver disease, you should not take …show more content…
Some of the lesser harmful include acne, hair loss or gain, and dizziness. But there are more harmful ones like depression, blood clots, and loss of bone density. Many factors can lead to excessive blood clotting, leading to limited or blocked blood flow. Blood clots can travel to the arteries or veins in the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs and limbs, which in turn can cause heart attack, stroke, and damage to the body’s organs or even death. The writer of this essay, and her mother, are believed to have the Factor 5 genetic mutation, which makes them more susceptible to blood clots. This would have even greater risks while using any form of birth control to have a stroke. The writer's mother has had two strokes in the last six years that is believed to be caused by birth control related blood