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Medroxyprogesterone
Pronounced me-drox-i-pro-JES-ter-one
Brand names: Provera, Depo-Provera
Type: Progestin hormone and contraceptive · All Women's Health Medicines
What Medroxyprogesterone is used for
- Birth control (long-acting injection)
- Protecting the womb lining during estrogen therapy
- Treating absent or abnormal periods
- Endometriosis pain
Common side effects
- Irregular bleeding or stopped periods
- Weight gain
- Headache
- Breast tenderness
- Mood changes
Important cautions
- The injection carries a boxed warning about bone density loss with long use, especially in teenagers — calcium, vitamin D, and duration are reviewed
- Return of fertility after the last injection can be delayed for many months
How it comes
Tablets, injection (clinic). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.