How effective is Provera for Birth Control? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 4.4/5 Long term ratings: 4.6/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is for Birth control and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 577 Provera users and is updated continuously.
What is Provera?
Provera has active ingredients of medroxyprogesterone acetate. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 54,943 Provera users. Check the latest studies of Provera.
What is Birth control?
Birth control is found to be associated with 865 drugs and 1,645 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Birth control.
577 people are studied for taking Provera in Birth control
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Provera effectiveness for Birth control (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 9
- somewhat: 21
- moderate: 43
- high: 179
- very high: 325
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 6
- moderate: 8
- high: 75
- very high: 211
Gender of people who take Provera for Birth control *:
- female: 98.96 %
- male: 1.04 %
Age of people who take Provera for Birth control *:
- 0-1: 0.17 %
- 2-9: 0.17 %
- 10-19: 16.98 %
- 20-29: 48.7 %
- 30-39: 26.69 %
- 40-49: 6.93 %
- 50-59: 0.35000000000000003 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
Who find Provera more effective for Birth Control?
Gender of people who take Provera for Birth control *:
- female: 99.4 %
- male: 0.6000000000000001 %
Age of people who take Provera for Birth control *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 16.27 %
- 20-29: 49.4 %
- 30-39: 26.98 %
- 40-49: 6.94 %
- 50-59: 0.4 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Provera?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Provera safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Provera (54,943 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Birth control (288,761 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on medroxyprogesterone acetate (the active ingredients of Provera) and Provera (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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