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Is The Birth Control Shot Safe For Women With Aura Migraines?
- Birth Control Options for Women - Injected Contraception
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- Introduction
- Oral Contraceptives and Combination Hormonal Methods
- Implant Contraceptives
- Intrauterine Devices (IUDs)
- Spermicidal and Barrier Contraceptives
Injected Contraceptives
Injected contraceptives are given once every 3 months. Most injectables are progestin-only. In the United States, depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera) is the only approved injected contraceptive. Depo-Provera (also called Depo, or DMPA) uses a progestin called medroxyprogesterone.
Depo-Provera is very effective in preventing pregnancies. About 3 in 100 women who use it become pregnant. However, Depo also carries the risk for many mild and serious side effects....
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From Our Experts
05/14/07 #10: Depo Provera and Migraine?
Full Question: I’m on the depo-provero shot (birth control) and ever since I got on it I have been having really bad headaches and I was... Read more »
Migraine and stroke risk with birth control?
Full Question: Some birth control devices have warnings about increased risk of stroke for women who get Migraines, but I can’t find... Read more »
04/23/07 #9: Birth control, stroke, and Migraine?
Full Question:Some birth control devices have warnings about increased risk of stroke for women who get Migraines, but I can’t find any... Read more »
12/10/07 #1: Birth control pills for men for Migraine prevention?
Full Question:Have you ever heard of low dose birth control pills being given to men to balance hormones that may be linked to migraines? I... Read more »
7/9/07 #4: Migraines - help deciding on birth control?
Full Question: I’m 29 years old and married with a 2 year old boy. I got an abortion done 2 weeks back and looking for some birth... Read more »
From Our Sources
Birth-control pills boost stroke risk in some migraine suffere...
Women under age 35 who have migraine with aura may increase their risk of stroke if they take birth-control pills, a new study suggests. Researchers... Read more »
Study links migraines with aura to brain lesions
Women who suffer from migraines with aura are almost twice as likely to show small brain lesions than women who don't have headaches, a new study has... Read more »
Birth Control Options for Women: Oral Contraception
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Oral Contraceptives and Combination Hormonal MethodsOral contraceptives (birth control pills) are available only by prescription and come in either a... Read more »
Warning for Migraine With Aura
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of women suffer from migraine with aura -- visual disturbances lasting about 30 minutes that may or may not include... Read more »
Birth Control Options for Women: References
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
ReferencesAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 112: Emergency contraception. Obstet Gynecol. 2010... Read more »
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