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Injected Contraceptives

One of the ways to administer hormonal birth control is by injection. This is as opposed to oral contraceptives, vaginal ring contraceptives, the Patch, and intra-uterine systems.

Using an injected contraceptive means you don’t have to remember a pill every day.  It also means that you have to schedule a trip to the doctor’s office when needed.

There are two major types of birth control shots.
Depo-Provera, sometimes also called DMPA, is a four times a year shot.

Depo subq Provera 104 is a lower dose of the same hormone that is in Depo-Provera.  Depo-subq is also a four times a year shot.

Both Depo-Provera and depo-subQ provera 104 are progestin-only shots, and as such, contain no estrogen.

Lunelle was a birth control shot that was offered each month that contained estrogen and progestin; however, it has been discontinued.