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If you get the birth control shot (also known as ) within the first 7 days after the start of your period, you're protected from pregnancy right away. Otherwise, you need to use some form of backup birth control — like a condom — for one week after getting the shot if you have vaginal sex.

is a well-known brand name for acetate, a contraceptive injection that contains the hormone progestin. is given as an injection every three months. typically suppresses ovulation, keeping your ovaries from releasing an egg.

You can start using the birth control shot whenever you want. If you get your first shot within the first 7 days after the start of your period, you're protected from pregnancy right away.

Contraceptive Injection is given as an intramuscular injection (a shot) in the buttock or upper arm once every 3 months (13 weeks). Promptly at the end of the 3-month interval, you will need to return to your health-care provider for your next injection in order to continue your contraceptive protection.

You will usually take 2.5mg-10mg for 5-10 days beginning 16 days to 21 days after your last period began. Treatment should be given for 2 consecutive cycles. In some cases, your doctor may also prescribe oestrogen to be taken at the same time as at doses of 5-10mg for 10 days.

Questions have been raised about the size effects of this drug, and it was banned in the U.S. in 1978 because the authorities were seriously concerned about the possible carcinogenic effects of the drug. In Britain, is only permitted in exceptional cases and under strictly controlled conditions.