Can I use Contraceptive Injections ?
While for most, the injection is readily available from for GP or doctor a number of very specific groups of women this method of contraception is advised against. The injection is unsuitable for sufferers of undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding. Women suffering migraines or liver disease should also look to other forms of contraception. Furthermore, women with a personal history of hormone dependent cancer should not look to the contraceptive injection as a suitable method of birth control. Your doctor will also check for a history of thrombosis or clots and even an osteoporosis. This is because, in the use of Depo Provera, the levels of the female hormone oestrogen are significantly lowered which can lead to the thinning of the bones through the reduction of bone mineral density. This is a particular concern for women under the age of nineteen whose bodies are still at a stage of developing bone. In these instances, the patient will be placed on this programme of contraception at the doctor’s discretion, though adolescent girls on the whole, are advised to seek other methods of contraception. Women that have experienced cholestatic pruritus or intense itching during pregnancy may also be advised against these injections