What are the possible side effects of Depo-Provera CI?
Depo-Provera CI can cause serious side effects, including: • Effect on the bones: See the Boxed Warning. Teenage years are the most important years to gain bone strength. The decrease in calcium in your bones is of most concern if you are a teenager or have the following risk factors: -bone disease -anorexia nervosa (an eating disorder) -a strong family history of osteoporosis -drug use that can lower the amount of calcium in bones (drugs for epilepsy or steroids), or -drinking a lot of alcohol (more than 2 drinks/day) or smoking If you need a birth control method for more than 2 years, your healthcare provider may ask you to switch to another birth control method or ask you to have a test of your bones before continuing Depo-Provera CI, especially if you have other risks for weak bones. When Depo-Provera CI is stopped, your bones may start to recover. However, in a study of teenage girls who used Depo-Provera CI for more than 2 years, this recovery was not complete for hip bones even
