What medication is given by injection on an every other month rotation. 1 shot one month and 3 shots the next

Question

we believe the medications is used for some type of female issues. abdominal pain and missed periods are a couple of the symptoms we are aware of.

Answer 1

If you are the patient and receiving this treatment, you have the right to ask your both your health care providers and pharmacies for all the information you want on this issue.

Answer 2

There used to be a birth control shot called Lunelle that was in injection form that was given on a monthly basis but it got pulled from the market about 3 or 4 years ago due to problems it was causing.

The only one still on the market right now is Depo-Provera and most women get a shot every 3 months but sometimes it can be given every month and a half (6 weeks) if it's being used to treat something like endometriosis (just giving an example here). Depo-Provera can cause one to miss a period during the time that the woman is taking it.

I would also recommend asking your pharmacist to see what they say since they are pretty up to date on the kind of medications out there.