Depo-Provera injection

item details

NameDepo-Provera injection

ProductionPfizer New Zealand Ltd.; manufacturer(s); 2014; New Zealand

Classificationmedical syringe, personalia

Materialshormone, cardboard, plastic

DimensionsOverall: 165mm (width), 47mm (height), 30mm (depth)

Registration NumberGH024430

Credit lineGift of Dame Margaret Sparrow, 2015

Overview

Depo-Provera is a contraception delivered by injection which gives three months of protection. This product was introduced into New Zealand in 1968 and is still used as an alternative hormonal method to the pill.

This object was collected by Dame Margaret Sparrow, one of New Zealand’s leading specialists and advocates on birth control and sexual health.