Gen-Medroxy
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
Depo-Provera?;Depo-Provera? Contraceptive;depo-subQ provera 104?;Provera?
Brand Names: Canada:
Alti-MPA;Apo-Medroxy?;Depo-Prevera?;Depo-Provera?;Dom-Medroxyprogesterone;Gen-Medroxy;Medroxy;Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP;Novo-Medrone;PMS-Medroxyprogesterone;Provera-Pak;Provera?;Teva-Medroxyprogesterone
Uses
- It is used to stop pregnancy.
- It is used to stop endometrial changes in women after change of life who are getting estrogen therapy.
- It is used to stop pain caused by endometriosis.
- It is used to treat uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance.
- It is used to treat endometrial cancer.
- It is used to treat women who do not have a monthly period cycle.
- Progestins are made by the body and are used by the milk-making glands and to help the period (menstrual) cycle.
- Medroxyprogesterone stops egg growth and egg release (ovulation) to avoid pregnancy.
Dosing
How to take
- Follow the diet and workout plan that your doctor told you about.
- Oral:
- Take tablet with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Shot:
- It is given as a shot into a muscle. Depo-subQ provera 104T is given as a shot into the fatty part of the skin.
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