Depo Provera is a birth control injection. It consists of a progestogen hormone which is injected into the muscle every 3 months. It can prevent pregnancy in a number of ways including: stopping ovulation, thickening the cervical mucus and therefore preventing sperm from penetrating and changing the lining of the uterus so a fertilised egg can implant.
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