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.
How effective is the Depo shot? The birth control shot â Depo-Provera â is one of the most effective methods of birth control available. Each shot of Depo-Provera will protect you from pregnancy for 12 weeks. It works best when you get the birth control shot regularly, every 12 weeks. Fewer than one out of 100 women will get pregnant each year if they always use the birth control shot as directed. About six out of 100 women will get pregnant each year if they donât always use the birth control shot as directed.