There are two versions of DMPA currently available in the USA – a formulation intended for IM administration (150 mg/ml) and a formulation intended for SQ injection (104 mg/0.65 ml). DMPA is a ...

A new study has identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot. These findings dispel the ...

Contraceptive injections are long-lasting forms of contraception, usually through the use of depot preparations of progestin medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). They are touted to be highly effective ...

"This is an exciting milestone for women in the United Kingdom, and, potentially, in countries around the world, who might prefer this method of contraception and mode of administration." Pfizer Inc.

A non-governmental research organisation, Akena Plus Health, has dispelled the misconception that the Depot-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate-Sub Cutaneous, an all-in-one contraceptive that puts women in ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2010;5(6):673-686. Each year worldwide, over 380,000 women die from pregnancy and pregnancy-related causes. If contraception were made available to unprotected women, ...