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  • Offenders are usually injected once every three months with a drug called Depo-Provera, which inhibits hormones that stimulate the production of testosterone, eliminating sex drive.

    © Getty Images 1. Drug... 2006

  • Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Suspension, or MPA, commercially known as Depo-Provera, is used as a women's birth control shot.

    The Battalion 2009

  • GALVESTON - Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch said they have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • Researchers identify women at risk of gaining excessive weight with Depo-Provera University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Suspension, or MPA, commercially known as Depo-Provera, is used as a women's birth control shot.

    The Battalion 2009

  • In the first category, the aim is to "deaden the sexual impulse," either through "chemical castration" with hormonal drugs such as Depo-Provera or through exposure to unpleasant sensations — the smell of ammonia, for example — in conjunction with sexually suggestive images.

    Throwing Away the Key 2010

  • Shanie Scott, legislative director of Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo in California, said the center is seeing more unemployed clients who lack health insurance, as well as a rise in women seeking longer-acting contraception, such as Depo-Provera, to avoid more frequent birth control costs.

    Economic Hardship Affecting Women's Reproductive Health Decisions, Providers Say 2009

  • The only realistic way to perform this would be using long term hormonal contraceptives such as Depo-Provera, which lasts for 3 months, upon females receiving aid.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • She added that clinicians should focus on either offering birth control that could be hidden from a partner -- such as Depo-Provera shots -- and building a relationship with the patient to help her consider ending the relationship.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo in California, said the center is seeing more unemployed clients who lack health insurance, as well as a rise in women seeking longer-acting contraception, such as Depo-Provera, to avoid more frequent birth control costs.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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