With the population currently experiencing a drastic rise, women now are becoming more aware of the need for family planning and the use of birth control. With the abundance of different birth control methods in the market, ladies are looking for highly effective but reversible contraceptive means. One of the more effective and less tedious contraceptive available is the birth control shot or what they call injectable contraceptives.
The Injectable Contraceptive
The birth control shot is a progestin injection that is administered every three months. The most commonly used brand of injectable contraceptive is Depo-provera. Like any other hormonal contraceptive, it works to suppress ovulation by altering the hormone level of the woman, thicken the cervical mucus lining to create a hostile environment for sperm, and thin a woman’s uterine lining to make implantation of fertilized egg more difficult. As little as three out of a hundred couples religiously taking birth control shots every three months will have an accidental pregnancy. Of course, you increase the risk of getting pregnant if you go farther than three months before returning for your birth...