Contraception injections (sometimes called contraceptive shots or injectables) are very effective at preventing pregnancy. They normally last for 813 weeks, so you don’t have to remember to take anything during this time to prevent pregnancy.
Contraceptive injections do not protect against HIV or sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To do this you need to use condoms as well.
Although injections normally only prevent pregnancy for up to 13 weeks, for some people it can take up to a year for their fertility to return to normal when they stop having the injections. So, if you want a baby soon, this might not be the best birth control method for you.
It is a shot that contains the hormone progestogen, which prevents pregnancy for between 813 weeks.
Depending on the type of injection, it will go in your bottom, arm, stomach or thigh.
