Choose either: the belly (but not the navel) or the front of the thigh

2. Hold the device and mix the solution

• After washing hands, open the pouch and take out the injection device.
  

  

   

• Hold the device by the port (not the cap) and shake it hard for about 30 seconds. Make sure the solution is completely mixed.

• Point the needle upward.
• Hold the cap with one hand and the port with the other hand.
• Press cap down firmly until the gap is closed.

• Take the cap off the needle. Hold the device by the port.
• With the other hand pinch about 4 cm (1.5 inches) of skin.

5. Put the needle into the skin, and squeeze the reservoir slowly

• Press the needle straight into the skin with the needle pointing downward.
• Press the needle in until the port touches the skin completely. 
• Squeeze the reservoir slowly, for 5–7 seconds.

• Pull the needle out and then let go of the skin.
• Put the device in a disposal container that can be closed and cannot be punctured.

• Mark a calendar or other reminder for the same day of the month, 3 months from today.
• You can give yourself the next injection as early as 2 weeks before that date or as late as 4 weeks after.
• If more than 4 weeks late, use another contraceptive method and see a health worker. 
• Make sure you have another device for the next injection and that it will not expire before then.