The Negatives of Contraceptive Injections
Contraceptive injections are a long term solution to birth control and this must be noted when considering the various side effects. An injection cannot be undone and therefore any side effects or problems will persist for the course of the eight to twelve week period and perhaps beyond that. On a basic level users may experience weight gain, mood swings, headaches and skin problems. Yet this is only the beginning, as further complaints include dizziness, stomach complaints, breast tenderness and both heavy and irregular periods. According to some statistics there is around a 40% chance that a woman’s period will be affected in some way through the use of the Depo Provera injection and use of the injection, as with many forms of contraception to women, can increase the chances of breast cancer. Before making a decision about contraceptive injections, it is important to weigh up the risks this recorded side effects represent and also that these will stay with you for over three months. Even after coming off the twelve week injection programme, fertility will not immediately return and could be delayed for an unspecified amount of time which could stretch to as long as a year