Generic name: Medroxyprogesterone
Depo-Provera is a medicine to prevent pregnancy. It is also used to relieve endometriosis pain. It may also be used by your physician to treat certain other conditions.
It refers to progestin hormones. It affects brain chemicals, stimulating the ovaries for the production of eggs. It affects the uterus lining so that it cannot accept a fertilized egg. This decreases the pregnancy chance after intercourse.