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http://www.reproductiveaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pearl.png85115Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) can be prescribed as a subcutaneous injection that patients give themselves at home. This method, also known as Depo SubQ, contains the same hormone, works in the same way, and has the same medical eligibility criteria as the in-office injection. Depo SubQ has a smaller needle on a pre-filled, single-use syringe and is meant to be injected into the thigh or abdomen. It contains about 30% less progestin than the in-office form, which may reduce some of Depo's side effects.