How many women use Depo Provera?
August 12, 2005 11:43

Number of users of Depo Provera:

Depo-Provera has been commercially available in New Zealand since 1968. By the mid-1970s, Depo-Provera was being used by about 20,000 New Zealand women annually. Current usage is now estimated at 10,000 women.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-08-22-std-risk_x.htm
An estimated 20 million to 30 million women worldwide use Depo Provera, which is injected into the arm or buttocks every three months.

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In Canada, almost 625,000 prescriptions were written for Depo-Provera last year