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Is Depo-Provera Prescribed for Other Reasons?

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Click on an icon to view.Off-Label Uses for Depo-Provera
On occasion, your healthcare provider may recommend this medicine for something other than the uses discussed in this article. This is known as an "off-label" use. Some examples of off-label uses for Depo-Provera might include the treatment of the following conditions:- Symptoms of menopause
- Pain from endometriosis
- Sexual aggression in men with dementia
- Prostate cancer
- Hormone therapy in transgender individuals (generally in men undergoing a sex change), usually in addition to estrogen medications.
Written by/reviewed by: Susan Lakey, PharmD, MPH
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD