What really happens when you decide to get the Depo shot?

Remembering to take a birth control pill every day can be difficult. So difficult, in fact, that research shows 30 percent of women taking oral contraceptives miss a dose at least once per month. It's no wonder other forms of birth control that don't require taking a daily pill, are becoming more popular.

One of these options is the Depo shot (formally known as Depo-Provera) and it has been around since it was approved by the FDA in 1959! When used perfectly, it is 99.8 percent effective at preventing pregnancy — a rate that is reduced to 94 percent if a woman misses the appropriate window in which to have her quarterly appointment for the injection.

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