Depo-Provera

[ dep-oh-proh-vair-uh ]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of medroxyprogesterone.

Example Sentences

In many countries, community health workers go door-to-door with birth control pills and give Depo-Provera shots on the spot.

From New York Times

Drugs like Depo-Provera, a contraceptive injection used in this case to regulate Jeannie’s blood levels, help with physical ailments.

From Salon

It's usually accomplished by hormonally suppressing periods via birth control pills, progestin shots like Depo-Provera or intrauterine devices.

From Salon

Dr. Smith said ViiV was hoping to learn from the history of long-acting injectable contraception such as Depo-Provera, which is delivered in a shot four times a year and which many women in the developing world choose as their preferred method of birth control.

From New York Times

The unanimous decision Thursday came in the case of a woman who became pregnant in 2011 after a federally funded health clinic mistakenly gave her a flu vaccine instead of the contraceptive Depo-Provera.

From Seattle Times