Many professionals report awareness, but few actively prescribe the self-administered injectable contraceptive DMPA.
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) can prevent pregnancy for up to three months, and is available in a form that can be ...
A new study shows many doctors do not offer self-injected birth control, even though it is safe and effective.
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 ...
“Since most physicians don’t know that this is an option, patients don’t know about it. It’s safe, effective, and puts the ...
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 ...
Self-administered injectable contraceptives, which are progestin-only shots taken at home every three months, have been ...