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Depo-Provera has several advantages:
* Highly effective at preventing pregnancy.
* Injected every 3 months. The only continuing action is to book subsequent follow-up injections every twelve weeks, and to monitor side effects to insure that they do not require medical attention.
* No estrogen. No increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), stroke, or myocardial infarction.
* Culturally acceptable. Some cultures believe injections are especially efficacious. Injections also afford privacy because use is not detectable.
* Minimal drug interactions (compared to other hormonal contraceptives).
* Decreased risk of endometrial cancer. Depo-Provera reduces the risk of endometrial cancer by 80%. The reduced risk of endometrial cancer in Depo-Provera users is thought to be due to both the direct anti-proliferative effect of progestogen on the endometrium and the indirect reduction of estrogen levels by suppression of ovarian follicular development.
* Decreased risk of iron deficiency anemia, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, and uterine fibroids.
* Decreased symptoms of endometriosis.
* Decreased incidence of primary dysmenorrhea, ovulation pain, and functional ovarian cysts.
* Decreased incidence of seizures in women with epilepsy. Additionally, unlike most other hormonal contraceptives, Depo-Provera's contraceptive effectiveness is not affected by enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs.
* Decreased incidence and severity of sickle cell crises in women with sickle-cell disease.
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