Birth control injection

MinuteClinic providers can administer birth control injections. Our providers can review your medical history and discuss birth control options. They can prepare a personalized birth control plan and help you to choose the method that’s best for you.

1. Prior to scheduling your appointment, you may have to answer a few questions to help us prepare for your visit.

2. Check-in varies depending on how you scheduled your appointment.

   If you made your appointment online:

   Check in using the email or text message we sent to confirm your appointment. If you prefer to check in using the electronic kiosk, make sure you have your confirmation code.

   If you made your appointment in the clinic:

   Sign in at the electronic kiosk.

   If you made a MinuteClinic Virtual Care® appointment:


   To join your virtual visit, use the link in the email or text message we sent you to confirm your appointment. Please join 15 minutes before your scheduled visit time. You will need your date of birth and zip code to join the visit.

3. Your provider will conduct a thorough examination based on your reason for visit, presenting symptoms and health history. Charges will be based on examination and services provided during the visit.
   
4. At the end of your visit, you are provided with a visit summary, receipt and educational material about your diagnosis. At your request, we can send your primary care provider information about your visit.

The average time to return to normal fertility is 10 months after the last injection. If you want a temporary birth control method and plan to get pregnant soon, a birth control injection may not be the best option for you. It may also not be the best option if you have high blood pressure or another contraindication.

To ensure optimal effectiveness, get a birth control injection every 3 months. Getting the injection on schedule every 12 weeks is important to maintain effectiveness.

Birth control injections are up to 99% effective when given on schedule. Both birth control pills and birth control injections are safe and effective ways of preventing unplanned pregnancies.

If you decide later that the method you chose is not the best one for you, almost all kinds of birth control are interchangeable. It is possible to swap one mode for another according to medical recommendations.

It's important to recognize that birth control pills and injections do not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs, sometimes referred to as a sexually transmitted diseases or STDs). Experts recommend that you continue to use a barrier method, such as condoms, as protection against infection.