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In their hands: Advancing self-administration of DMPA


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This episode features Anitra Beasley, MD, MPH; Sadia Haider, MD, MPH; and Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD discussing the benefits of supporting self-administration of DMPA, the practical ways clinicians can offer their support, and how clinicians can overcome common challenges for supporting self-administration of DMPA.

Additional resources:

  • Science Says – DMPA-SC
  • Society of Family Planning committee consensus on self-administration of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC)
  • NCTCFP toolkit: User-administration of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC)
  • NFPRHA: Self-administration of injectable contraception
  • "This is How I Teach" DMPA-SC video
  • Patient-facing resources:
    • RHAP: Depo-Provera Sub-Q User Guide
    • Bedsider: Depo SubQ: The do-it yourself birth control shot
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Source for ScienceBy Society of Family Planning