June 13, 2019 | Health News
Depo-Provera, an Injectable Contraceptive, Does Not Raise H.I.V. Risk
By Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times
The hormone shot — popular among African women who must use birth control in secret — is as safe as other methods, scientists reported.
For decades, many African women in need of birth control they could use in secret have relied on intramuscular hormone injections that prevent pregnancy for three months.