Depo-Provera

Depo-Provera is an injection of the hormone, progestin, which prevents pregnancy. Each shot prevents pregnancy for three months. It is one of the most effective methods of birth control available and works best when you get the birth control shot regularly, every 12 weeks. It is available by prescription from a health care provider.

*Like all forms of hormonal birth control, Depo-Provera does not protect against sexually transmissible infections.