Injectable birth control is a form of hormonal contraception and may refer to: *

Progestogen-only injectable birth control Progestogen-only injectable contraceptives (POICs) are a form of hormonal contraception and progestogen-only contraception that are administered by injection (medicine), injection and providing long-lasting birth control. As opposed to combined in ...

Combined injectable birth control Combined injectable contraceptives (CICs) are a form of hormonal birth control for women. They consist of monthly injections of combined formulations containing an estrogen and a progestin to prevent pregnancy. CICs are different from progestoge ...

Estrogen Estrogen or oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. There are three major endogenous estrogens that have estrogenic hormonal ac ...

-only injectable birth control, for instance

estradiol undecylate Estradiol undecylate (EU or E2U), also known as estradiol undecanoate and formerly sold under the brand names Delestrec and Progynon Depot 100 among others, is an estrogen medication which has been used in the treatment of prostate cancer in men. ...

, has also been studied, but has not been marketed.

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