View our slide show to see the most common children's rashes and skin conditions and learn about symptoms and treatment. Small white pimples, usually on the cheeks and sometimes on the forehead, the chin, and even the back of a newborn. May be surrounded by reddish skin.
The birth control shot is a long-acting form of progesterone, a hormone that is naturally manufactured in the ovaries. The shot is given as an injection in the upper arm or in the buttocks once every 3 months to protect a female from becoming pregnant.
1 Depo-Provera starts working within 24 hours of the first shot if injected within 5 days of beginning a period. 2  Depo-Provera is prescribed by a doctor and given as an injection once every 12 weeks.  You should get your first shot within five days of beginning a period, unless you are presently using the Pill or an IUD.