"i can&#039;t rate this a 10 because it is definitely not perfect. no birth control method is. however, i enjoy being on it. what i like about depo provera is that it&#039;s a shot i have to get every 3 months - it&#039;s great not having to worry about birth control in-between shots. i don&#039;t have to swallow or insert anything or worry about not taking it on time.  for me, it also stops periods which is the number 2 reason i love it, the number 1 reason being that it&#039;s very effective at preventing pregnancy.  

i got my first depo provera shot when i was 14 to stop periods.  i kept bleeding and spotting and was told that would eventually go away by the 2&#039;nd or 3&#039;rd shot.  that didn&#039;t bother me.  "