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  2. Medroxyprogesterone acetate - Wikipedia

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    Depo-Provera is the brand name for a 150 mg microcrystalline aqueous suspension of DMPA that is administered by intramuscular injection. The shot must be injected into thigh, buttock, or deltoid muscle four times a year (every 11 to 13 weeks), and provides pregnancy protection instantaneously after the first injection. [68]

  3. Depot injection - Wikipedia

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    They are usually administered in the muscle, into the skin, or under the skin. The injected medication slowly releases the medication into the bloodstream. It may be used in patients who forget to take their medication; some doctors and patients consider the use of a depot injection to be coercion, and are opposed to their use for that reason. [1]

  4. Estradiol cypionate/medroxyprogesterone acetate - Wikipedia

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    EC/MPA is available in the form of a microcrystalline aqueous suspension of 5 mg EC and 25 mg MPA given in a 0.5 mL aqueous solution for intramuscular injection once per month. [10] It is provided in the form of single-dose vials and ampoules. [10] The particle sizes of the formulation are 93% within a range of 5 to 16 μm. [11]

  5. Estradiol cypionate - Wikipedia

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    Estradiol cypionate (EC), sold under the brand name Depo-Estradiol among others, is an estrogen medication which is used in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low estrogen levels in women, in hormone therapy for trans women, and in hormonal birth control for women. [14] [8] [15] [16] It is given by injection into muscle once every 1 to ...

  6. Combined injectable birth control - Wikipedia

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    CICs are administered by intramuscular injection into the deltoid, gluteus maximus, or anterior thigh. [1] They are ideally administered every 28 to 30 days, though they have been demonstrated to be effective up to 33 days. [1] Some CICs have been said to be used by transgender women as a means of feminizing hormone therapy as well. [12]

  7. Hormonal contraception - Wikipedia

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    Depo-Provera is an injection that provides three months of contraceptive protection. Noristerat is another injection; it is given every two months. [31] Contraceptive implants are inserted under the skin of the upper arm, and contain progesterone only. Jadelle (Norplant 2) consists of two rods that release a low dose of hormones. It is ...