DEPO-PROVERA® CI What is the most important information I should know about Depo-Provera CI?

(medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension, for intramuscular use)

What is the most important information I should know about Depo-Provera CI?

Depo-Provera CI can cause serious side effects, including:

•: Use of Depo-Provera CI may cause you to lose calcium stored in your bone and decrease your bone mass. The longer you use Depo-Provera CI, the greater your loss of calcium from your bones. Your bones may not recover completely when you stop using Depo-Provera CI.
•: If you use Depo-Provera CI continuously for a long time (for more than 2 years), it may increase the risk of weak, porous bones (osteoporosis) that could increase the risk of broken bones, especially after menopause.
•: You should not use Depo-Provera CI for more than two years unless you cannot use other birth control methods.
•: It is not known if your risk of developing osteoporosis is greater if you are a teenager or young adult when you start to use Depo-Provera CI (see "What are the possible side effects of Depo-Provera CI?").

Depo-Provera CI is intended to prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera CI does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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What is the most important information I should know about Depo-Provera CI?

Depo-Provera CI can cause serious side effects, including:

•: Use of Depo-Provera CI may cause you to lose calcium stored in your bone and decrease your bone mass. The longer you use Depo-Provera CI, the greater your loss of calcium from your bones. Your bones may not recover completely when you stop using Depo-Provera CI.
•: If you use Depo-Provera CI continuously for a long time (for more than 2 years), it may increase the risk of weak, porous bones (osteoporosis) that could increase the risk of broken bones, especially after menopause.
•: You should not use Depo-Provera CI for more than two years unless you cannot use other birth control methods.
•: It is not known if your risk of developing osteoporosis is greater if you are a teenager or young adult when you start to use Depo-Provera CI (see "What are the possible side effects of Depo-Provera CI?").

Depo-Provera CI is intended to prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera CI does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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What is the most important information I should know about Depo-Provera CI?

Depo-Provera CI can cause serious side effects, including:

•: Use of Depo-Provera CI may cause you to lose calcium stored in your bone and decrease your bone mass. The longer you use Depo-Provera CI, the greater your loss of calcium from your bones. Your bones may not recover completely when you stop using Depo-Provera CI.
•: If you use Depo-Provera CI continuously for a long time (for more than 2 years), it may increase the risk of weak, porous bones (osteoporosis) that could increase the risk of broken bones, especially after menopause.
•: You should not use Depo-Provera CI for more than two years unless you cannot use other birth control methods.
•: It is not known if your risk of developing osteoporosis is greater if you are a teenager or young adult when you start to use Depo-Provera CI (see "What are the possible side effects of Depo-Provera CI?").

Depo-Provera CI is intended to prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera CI does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

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