Contraceptive injection

This contraceptive contains hormones but is an injection instead of a pill. The injection protects you against pregnancy for 3 months. It’s very reliable.

How does it work?

The hormone in the contraceptive injection helps to prevent pregnancy. One injection protects you against pregnancy for 12 weeks (3 months).

What you need to know

Ask your doctor if this injection is suitable for you.
A doctor/health care provider gives you the injection.
A contraceptive injection protects you for 12 weeks.

Where can you get the contraceptive injection?

This injection is given at Saba Cares, after your initial appointment your doctor will guide you with all the details pertaining to your routine appointment.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

You only need to think about it once every 3 months.
You’ll have your period less often. After one year, your period usually stops completely.
The injection is even reliable if you’re vomiting or have diarrhea.
Nobody can tell that you are using contraception.

Disadvantages:

You have to go to your doctor every 3 months to have an injection.
You can’t get rid of any side effects straight away. The hormones in the contraceptive injection stay in your body for 3 months.
When you do stop, it may take from a couple of months to a year before you’re fertile again.
You may have bleeds between periods.
You may have some unexpected vaginal bleeding.

Are there any side effects?

When you start having the contraceptive injection, you might have some side effects. That’s because your body has to get used to the hormones the injection contains. Possible side effects are: