None of these medications protect you from sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Is medroxyprogesterone a birth control pill? Provera is not the same thing as Depo-Provera, the injectable birth control drug
Provera; Canadian Brand Name
Medroxyprogesterone acetate Medroxyprogesterone acetate ( MPA ), also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate ( DMPA) in injectable form and sold under the brand name
Mechanism of Action Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a progestin, is similar in structure to naturally-occurring progesterone
PROVERA tablets may be given in dosages of 5 or 10 mg daily for 5 to 10 days
625 mg conjugated estrogens, either beginning on the 1st day of the cycle or the 16th day of the cycle
Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy Why it's done Depo-Provera is used to prevent pregnancy and manage medical conditions
Updated 11 August 2022
Adolescents who do not tolerate estrogens can be treated with progesterone-only therapy of oral medroxyprogesterone (Provera), 10 to 20 mg every six to 12 hours, or norethindrone, 5 to 10 mg every pain, tenderness, or swelling of the foot or leg
stopping of menstrual bleeding
It is a birth control method that works by stopping a woman's egg from fully developing each month
Limitations Of Use
Not all brands of norethindrone are for the same uses
yellow eyes or skin
Medroxyprogesterone is used to treat amenorrhea (unusual stopping of menstrual periods) and abnormal uterine bleeding
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 10 mg (b 555 779) View
Overgrowth of the lining of the uterus: When used in combination with oral conjugated estrogens in postmenopausal women with a uterus, PROVERA may be given in doses ranging from 5 or 10 mg daily for 12 to 14 straight days per month
Each tablet contains either 2
Prescribed for Birth Control
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A dose for inducing an optimum secretory transformation of an endometrium that has been adequately primed with either endogenous or exogenous estrogen is 10 mg of PROVERA daily for 10 days
Depo-Provera® contains a synthetic (man-made) form of the hormone progesterone, called depo medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)
Some of the more common side effects of medroxyprogesterone (Depo