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A GLOBAL HANDBOOK FOR PROVIDERS

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Correcting Misunderstandings (see also Questions and Answers)

Monthly injectables:

  • Can stop monthly bleeding, but this is not harmful. It is similar to not having monthly bleeding during pregnancy. Blood is not building up inside the woman.
  • Are not in experimental phases of study. Government agencies have approved them.
  • Do not make women infertile.
  • Do not cause early menopause.
  • Do not cause birth defects or multiple births.
  • Do not cause itching.
  • Do not change women’s sexual behavior.
Why Some Women Say They
Like Monthly Injectables
  • Do not require daily action
  • Are private: No one else can tell that a woman is using contraception
  • Injections can be stopped at any time
  • Are good for spacing births
 

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