What is Birth Control – Shot?
Shot is an injection containing hormone progesterone injected on female arms or buttocks and prevents ovaries from releasing eggs. It thickens your cervical mucus, which helps in stopping sperm from getting to the egg and prevents pregnancy.
How is it used?
You have to visit your doctor and he/she will inject the hormone in the upper arm or in the buttocks. The first injection is injected within the first five days of your menstrual bleeding. And next injections are taken every three months. It is very important to get your injection on time. If you are more than two weeks late for an injection, you may have to get a pregnancy test before the shot.
What is the effectiveness?
It is 98% effective when taken every 3 months. If not taken regularly, it’s effective reduces to 94%.
How long it is effective?
A single shot prevents pregnancy for three months.
What are the advantages of Shot?
What are the disadvantages of Shot?