Progestin-only injectable contraception with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) has the potential to offer top-tier efficacy because it has a first-year failure rate of only 0.3% if used ...

DMPA was an especially good choice for at-risk teenagers because it was very convenient and very private. With the loss of Norplant contraceptive implants late in the 1990s, injectable ...

In Kenya, access to family planning and contraception remains critical, with many women facing barriers to accessing quality reproductive health services. These include geographical barriers ...

Kenya's reproductive health services got a major boost after receiving 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptives. The Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) contraceptives ...

DMPA contains progestin ... If you don’t ovulate, you can’t become pregnant. The progestin in the injection also thickens the mucus on your cervix to help prevent sperm from getting through ...