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Bear
expert
fatally
mauled
in Alaska
BY RACHEL D’ORO
TUB ANSOCIATKI) I'UBNS
jfc ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-A self
taught bear expert who once
called Alaska’s brown bears harm
less was one of two people fatally
mauled in a bear attack in the
Katmai National Park and
Preserve.
The bodies of Timothy
Treadwell, 46, and Amie
Huguenard, 37, both of Malibu,
Calif., were found Monday at then
campsite when a pilot arrived who
was supposed to take them to
Kodiak, state troopers said
Tuesday.
Treadwell, co-author of
"Among Grizzlies: Living With
Wild Bears in Alaska,” spent more
than a dozen summers living
alone with and videotaping
Katmai bears. Information on
^ Huguenard was not immediately
P available.
The Andrew Airways pilot con
tacted troopers in Kodiak and the
National Park Service after he
saw a brown bear, possibly on top
of a body, at the camp near Kaflia
Bay.
Park rangers encountered a
large, aggressive male brown bear
within minutes of arriving.
Ranger Joel Ellis said two officers
stood by with shotguns as he fired
11 times with a semi-automatic
handgun before the animal fell, 12
feet away.
"That was cutting it thin,” said
Ellis, the lead investigator. "I
didn’t take the time to count how
many times it was hit.”
The victims’ remains and
camping equipment were flown
Monday to Kodiak. Ellis said in
” vestigators hope to glean some in
formation from video and still
cameras.
As the plane was being loaded,
another aggressive bear ap
proached and was killed by
rangers and troopers. The bear
was younger, possibly a 3-year-old,
according to Bruce Bartley of the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game.
The victims’ bodies were flown
to the state medical examiner’s of
fice for autopsy.
Dean Andrew, owner of
Andrew Airways, said the pilot
was too upset to comment. The
company had been flying
Treadwell to Katmai for 13 years
| and Huguenard for the last couple
of years. Andrew said Treadwell
was an experienced outdoorsman.
Treadwell was known for his
confidence around bears. He often
touched them, and gave them
names. Once he was filmed crawl
ing along the ground singing as he
approached a sow and two cubs.
Over the years, Park Service of
ficials, biologists and others ex
pressed concern about his safety
and the message he was sending.
"At best he’s misguided,” Deb
Liggett, superintendent at Katmai,
told the Anchorage Daily News in
2001. "At worst he’s dangerous. If
Timothy models unsafe behavior,
that ultimately puts bears and oth
er visitors at risk.”
That same year Treadwell was
a guest on the "Late Show with
David Letterman,” describing
Alaska brown bears as mostly
harmless "party animals.”
In his book, Treadwell said he
decided to devote himself to sav
ing grizzlies after a drug overdose,
followed by several close calls
with brown bears in early trips to
Alaska. He said those experiences
inspired him to give up drugs,
study bears and establish a non
profit bear-appreciation group,
called Grizzly People.
Grizzly and brown bears are
the same species, but "brown” is
used to describe bears in coastal
areas and "grizzly” for bears in
the interior.
The deaths were the first
known bear killings in the 4.7-mil
lion-acre park on the Alaska
Peninsula.
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Options vary for off-campus Internet
BY Z’ANNE COVELL
THE HAMECOCK
Students who live on campus
often take USC’s provided
Internet access for granted, but
for off-campus students, high
speed Internet access can become
a costly concern.
Fortunately, though, cable mo
dem and DSL Internet services
are available for off-campus stu
dents living in the Columbia area.
Time Warner Cable, the only
cable modem service provider in
the Columbia area, offers three
high speed Internet options: Road
Runner High Speed Online, AOL
Broadband and Earthlink High.
Speed Cable Modem Access.
According to Time Warner
Cable Marketing Coordinator
Elizabeth Anders, all three op
tions perform at equal speeds be
cause they use the same cable
television lines of the same cable
plans.
But software requirements and
costs vary. AOL Broadband re
quires the AOL Interface software
browser, while Road Runner and
Earthlink function with any Web
browser.
Road Runner service costs
$44.95 per month, but promotion
al deals are often available.
According to Anders, Road
Runner offers the first three
months for $29.95, along with free
installation.
AOL prices range from $44.95
to $54.95 per month, while
Earthlink costs $41.95 to $44.95 per
month. The prices for AOL and
Earthlink vary, depending on
whether a user registers directly
with Time Warner Cable, AOL or
Earthlink.
Similarly, the promotional
deals depend on registration.
Although cable modem Internet
costs more than dial-up, Anders
said the prices balance in the end.
“Dial-up taps the phone line,
and many people pay for an addi
tional phone line,” Anders said.
“Cable allows you to get rid of the
cost of the extra phone line.”
Cable modem service also al
lows home networking, where up
to three computers can be linked
to use the same service
simultaneously. Networking
costs on average an additional $10
per month.
Anders said Time Warner
Cable requires no contracts for
any of its services. Users are free
to cancel services anytime, and
with the Road Runner promotion,
if users cancel within the first 30
days, they will get refunds.
The availability of Time
Warner Cable Internet service de
pends upon the availability of
Time Warner Cable Television
service.
“You can receive the cable
Internet any place where you can
receive Time Warner Cable TV
services,” Anders said. “There
are always pockets of areas, main
ly rural areas, that cannot be
reached, though. However, there
are no known areas around USC
where it is not available.”
To set up cable Internet ser
vice, people can call Time Warner
Cable or visit www.sc.rr.com to
set up an appointment with a
technician, who will then install
the cable modem and verify that
it is working correctly.
BellSouth, the primary
Columbia area residential DSL
provider, offers two versions of
DSL: BellSouth FastAccess DSL
and BellSouth FastAccess DSL
Lite. Fast Access DSL is 50 times
faster than dial-up, while Fast
Access DSL Lite is only nine
times faster.
DSL service uses phone lines,
but DSL users can surf the
Internet and talk on the phone si
multaneously with a single phone
line.
A BellSouth DSL customer
does not necessarily have to be a
BellSouth phone customer.
Certain incentives are available,
however, for customers of both
services.
“If the loca'l and long-distance
phone plans are bundled with the
Internet services, you can get su
j?er discount packages/’ said
Marcia Purday, a BellSouth
spokesperson.
Rates for DSL Lite start at
$29.95 per month, and regular
DSL starts at $39.95 per month.
The exact costs depend on a user’s
location and the user’s Internet
services in combination with the
phone services.
According to Luis DeLaVega,
a BellSouth marketing represen
tative, Bell South’s current DSL
promotion includes a free month
of service, free activation, and
free modem hardware after re
bates with a 12-month commit
ment.
Similar to Time Warner Cable,
BellSouth allows home network
ing of up to four computers for an
extra $10 per month. Twenty free
hours of a fallback dial-up ac
count are also provided for when
DSL service is down.
DeLaVega said that when set
ting up a DSL account, the avail
ability of DSL in the specified
area must be confirmed either
through calling BellSouth or vis
iting www.bellsouth.com.
After availability is verified,
users receive a self-installation
kit. If users experience any diffi
culties, professional installation
services are available at charge.
Comments on this story?E-mail
gamecockudesk@hotmail.com
Wesley Clark’s campaign manager quits
BY RON FOURNIER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - Wesley Clark s
campaign manager quit Tuesday
in a dispute over the direction of
the 3-week-old Democratic presi
dential bid, the latest setback for a
team struggling to mesh its
Internet-savvy founders with a
corps of Washington insiders as
suming more power.
Donnie Fowler, 35, told associ
ates he was leaving over
widespread concerns that sup
porters who used the Internet to
draft Clark into the race are not
being taken seriously by top cam
paign officials. Fowler also com
plained that the campaign’s mes
sage and methods are focused too
much on Washington, not key
states, said two associates who
spoke on condition of anonymity.
From the start, there has been
tension between the campaign’s
political professionals and the
draft-Clark supporters, many of
whom consider Fowler their ally.
But those concerns were
played down by campaign offi
cials, who suggested that Fowler
quit after losing a power struggle.
Mike Frisby, a former spokesman
for DraftClark2004.com and an ad
viser to the Clark campaign, said
the political team has made an
"earnest effort” to work with
draft-Clark backers.
"There’s always different fric
tions and different tensions that
take place in any campaign,”
Frisby said. "I don’t think what’s
taking place is any different than
what happens in any other cam
paign.”
In a brief statement, Clark
campaign chairman Eli Segal
said of Fowler: "He has done an
outstanding job of getting our
campaign off the ground. ...
General Clark and all of us at the
campaign are grateful for his ef
forts. We wish Donnie well and
hope we will find ways to work to
gether as we move forward.”
Fowler, involved in his fifth
presidential campaign, ran A1
Gore’s field operation in 2000. He
is one of several veterans of the
Clinton-Gore political campaigns
involved in Clark’s bid. They in
clude Segal, communications ad
viser Mark Fabiani, policy advis
er Ron Klain and adviser Mickey
Kantor.
Segal moved to Arkansas this
week, giving him more hands-on
control of the campaign. In addi
tion, Clark adviser Dick Sklar has
taken on more authority in recent
days. Campaign officials said the
moves may have been a source of
some friction with Fowler.
Fowler has complained that
while the Internet-based draft -
Clark supporters have been inte
grated into the campaign, their
views are not taken seriously by
senior advisers, many of them
with deep Washington ties. He
has warned Clark’s team that the
campaign is being driven from
Washington, a charge leveled
against Gore’s campaign in 2000
even though it was headquartered
in Tennessee, associates said.
Fowler’s associates said the
campaign is planning to open a
Washington office to develop pol
icy and oversee relations with
Congress, a move that raised con
cerns among some draft-Clark
backers who want the campaign
based in Arkansas.
Fowler, son of former
Democratic Party chairman Don
Fowler, was quietly installed as
manager of the campaign in the
first days of the bid.
Fowler’s departure is the lat
est blow for a campaign that has
gotten off to mixed reviews.
National polls put Clark near
the top of the nine-person field
and he raised more than $3 mil
lion in the first two weeks of his
campaign, a sum that surpassed
what several rivals raised in
three months. However, he has
been criticized for flip-flopping on
whether he would have support
ed the Iraq resolution, and his
commitment to the Democratic
Party has been questioned.
Clark voted for former
Presidents Reagan and Nixon,
praised both Bush administra
tions and had not registered to
vote as a Democrat in his home
state of Arkansas before entering
the race. The high number of
Clinton-Gore officials on his cam
paign, including Arkansan Bruce
Lindsey, has caused Clark’s rivals
to question whether the former
president is quietly pushing
Clark’s campaign, a charge
strongly disputed by the candi
date and Clinton’s associates.
Jimmy Carter vows help for Mexico housing troubles
BY THERESA BRAINE
TUB ASSOCIATED PIIKSS
MEXICO CITY - Former
President Jimmy Carter vowed
Tuesday to help ease Mexico’s
housing deficit, saying the world’s
greatest challenge is closing the
gap between rich and poor.
Carter was in Mexico City on
Tuesday to announce that Habitat
for Humanity International plans
to build 150 homes in Mexico next
year.
Carter said he and his wife,
Rosalynn, will spend five days
next year hammering nails with
more than 4,000 volunteers. The
volunteers will build 75 homes in
central Puebla state and another
75 in the Gulf state of Veracruz.
The Jimmy Carter Work
Project is a part of Habitat for
Humanity International.
"I think the greatest challenge
that the world faces today is the
great divide, or chasm, between
rich people and poor people,”
Carter said at a news conference
Tuesday. "For many years, I have
seen Habitat for Humanity as the
best avenue for people who have
everything we need, often more
than we need, to share it in a prac
tical way for people who don’t
have the basic necessities.”
The former president also took
time out to speak with President
Vicente Fox about Mexico’s push
for a migration accord with the
United States, which was side
lined following the Sept. 11 at
tacks.
Although Mexico hosts Habitat
for Humanity’s largest program
outside the United States, this is
the Carter affiliate’s first foray
into Latin America, said Sharon
Grobeisen, spokeswoman for the
Mexico project.
The Carter group selects a dif
ferent country each year and has
built homes in South Africa, the
Philippines, South Korea and the
United States, among others.
The Mexican Center for
Philanthropy, a private nonprofit
group, will support the Carter ini
tiative through its university net
work, the group said.
Mexico has an affordable hous
ing shortage because of limited
credited and inflated prices.
Many Mexicans end up building
their own homes in squatter com
munities on the outskirts of large
cities. Habitat for Humanity esti
mates that one of every three
adult Mexicans live in substan
dard conditions.
Since starting the Mexico affil
iate in 1987, Habitat—a Christian
ministry that works to eliminate
substandard housing — said it
has built more than 13,000 hous
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(medrtscyprogestefone acetate injectable suspension, U$P)
This product Is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against HIV
infection (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
What is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?
DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is a form of birth control that *s given as an
jrtlramaculjr injection (a shot) m the buttock or upper arm once every 3 months (13 weeks) To
continue your contraceptive protection, you must return for your next injection promptly at the
end of 3 months (13 weeks) DEPO-FROVERA contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a
chemical similar to (but not the same as) the natural hormone progesterone, which «s pnxfoced
by you ovjrws during the second half of your menstrual cycle- DEPO-PROVERA acts by
preventing your egg c«h from ripening If an egg is not released from the ovaries Arif* your
menstrual cycle, it cannot become ferttaed by sperm and result m pr^rwocy. DEPO-PROVERA
also causes dvmges m the krone ofvour uterus that make it tess IMy for pregnancy to oca*
How effective is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?
The. efficacy of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection depends on following the
recommended dosage schedule exacts (see Xow often do I get my shot of DEPO-WOvBlA
Contraceptive WecftonT)- To make sure you are not pregnant when you fesi get
DEPO - PRO V F PA Contraceptive Injection, your Erst ireection freest be given ONLY during
the first 5 days of a normal menstrual period: ONLY witnin the fast 5 days after ctiikfewrth if not
Urast-foecfe^; and. if exclusively breast feeding, ONLY a? the sixth week after chikflxrth It« a
loraMtam injectable contraceptive when administered at 3-month (13-week) intervals
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methods of birth control bte. This means that tf>e average amual pregnancy rate is less than
one for every 100 who use DEPO-PROVERA. The effectiveness of most <ontr.xept.xe
^^Rdg>eods in part on how ceRatJly each woman uses the method The effectiveness of
DtPO-PROVcRA depends only on the patient returning every 3 months (l 3 weeks) for her next
injection Your heaMh-cane provider wifi help you compare DEPO-mOVERA with other
contraceptive methods and g?ve you the information vou need r> order to decide which
cootraceptM? method *i the rjgyt choce for you.
The following tutfo shows the percent of women who got pregnant whfe using different kmd$ of
contraceptive methods. It $ve$ both the lowest expected rate of pregnancy (the rate expected
f women vvho use each method exactly as i? should be used) and the typical rate of pregnancy
(which includes women who became pnsgpant because they forgot to use ther brth control or
because they d»d not fcSow the dmtions exactfy)
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Who should not use DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?
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any of the following conditions: t
• if you think you might be pregnant
vif you f\we any vagtra bleeding without a known mason .
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• if you have had cancer of the breast
• if you have had a stroke
• if you have or have had Wood dots (phlebitis) in your legs
• if you have problems with your liver or liver disease
• if you am afkrgie to DEPO-PROVERA (medroxyprogesterone acetate or any of as oiher
irwredisrcts).
What other things bhoutd I consider before using DEPO-PROVERA
Contraceptive Injection?
You will have a physical examination before your doctor prescribes DEPO-PROVERA it is
important to teft your health -care provider 4 you have any of the Mowing:
• a family history of breast ranter
• an abnomul mammogram (breast x-ray), fibrocystic breast disease, bread nocMes or lumps, or
bleeding from your nipples
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• #rcguter or scanty menstrual periods
• high Mood pressure
• migraine headaches
• asthma
• epilepsy (convulsicrs or seizures)
• diabetes or a family history of deletes
• a history of depression
• if you are taking ary prescript *y> or over toe-counter medication*
This product is intended to prevent pregnancy, tt does not protect against
transmission of HIV (AIDS) and other sex unity transmitted diseases such as
chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis.
What if I want to become pregnant after using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive
Injection?
Because DEPO-PROVERA is a k*$-actirg brth control method, *t takes some time after you last
injection for m effect to wear off Based on the result* from a terge study done m the United States,
for women wise stop using DEPO-PROVERA m order to become pregnant »t is expected that
about haff of those who become program will do so m about 10 months after iher last injection;
about two tlw-ch of those who become pregnant w4 do 30 in aboul 12 months: about 83ft> of
those who become program win do so h ^foout l5morths;aixJaboM93%offhcsewbobe<:omc
»-egaant vM do $0 <n about 18 months after their test injection The krr$th of time you use
DPO-W.Y/ERA Ns no effect on how lone k takes you to become prog-art after >ou stop usng l
What are the risks of using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?
11rregular Meottruti aeedfng
The side effect reported most frequently by women who use DEPO-PROVERA for
contraception *s a change in their ncxmal menstrual cycle. During the first year of using
DEPO-PROVERA, you might have one or more of toe Mowing changes: irregular- or
unpredictable Weeding or spotting, an »Krease or decrease in menstrual Weedra or no Weedng
at a!L UnusoaBy heavy or continuous Weeding, however, is not a usual effect of DtPO-PROVERA;
and if this, happens, you should see your heJh-tare provider right away. With continued use of
DFPOPROYRA bteetor^usurfy decreases, and many women stop twins periods completely.
In d«ira! studies of DEPO-PROVERA. 55% of the women studied reported no menstrual
bleeding (amenorrhea) after I year of use. and 68% of toe women studied reported no menstrual
bleeding after 2 years of use. The reason that your penods stop n because DEPO-PROVERA
causes a resting state in your ovaries- When your ovaries do not release an egg monthly toe
regular monthly growth of the feniog of your ‘uterus does not occur and, therefore, toe breeding
that comes with your normal menstruation docs not take place When- you stop usr«
DEPO PROVERA your menstrual period will usuaSy. in time, rdtum to its normaf cycle.
2 Bone Mineral Changes
Use of DEPO-PROVERA may be associated with a decrease in the amount of mrieraJ stored in
your bones. This could increase your risk of developing tx»nc fractures. The rate of bone mineral
loss is greatest in toe early years of DEPO-PROVERA use. but after that <t begins to resemble the
normal me of age-related bone mineral loss
3 Cano*
Studies of women who have used ddferent forms of contraception found that wompn who used
DEPO-PROVERA for contraception had no increased overall risk of developing cancer of the
breast, ovary uterus, cervix, or fever. However, women under 35 years of age whose first exposure
to DEPO-PROVERA was within the previous 4 to 5 years may have a toghtty increased n$k of
developing breast career similar to that seen with oral contraceptives. You should discuss th>s with
your headto-c*re provider
4 Unexpected Ragnancy
Because DFPO-PRGvERA >s sexto an effective contraceptive method, the nsk of accidental
pre#vax.y for women who get their toots regularly (every 3 months (13 weeks]) is very tow
White there h3** been reports of an increased nsk of low brth weight and neonatal infant death
or other heafch problems n infants conceived close to toe time of rejection, such pregnanoes are
uncommon If you think you may have become pregnant white using DEPO-FROVERA for
contraception, see your health-care provider as soon as possible.
5 Attergc Reactions
Some women using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection have reported severe and
S.i^y ife-toreatenmg alfer^c reactions known as anaphylaxis and anaphyiactod reactions,
oms include the sudden onset of hives or swefeng and itching of tf>e ton. breathing
ues.and a drop in btood pressure.
6 Other Rjrts
Wbme« who use hormone-based contraceptives may have an increased nsk of blood dons or
stroke. Aho, if a contraceptive method kfe there « a possiWnv Sut the fertilized egg wt* be$n
to develop outside of the uterus (eetopac pregnancy). While these events are rare. >ou should
tel your health-care provider rf you have any of the problems fisted m the next section '
What symptoms may signal problems while using DEPO-PROVERA
Contraceptive injection?
dO^O-fR^/ERA prw>C,ef *nrne<liatc*y >f any of these problems occur Mown* an njeebon
• sharp chest pain, coughing up of blood, or sodden shortness of breath (indicating a posubte dot
in the lung)
• sudden severe headache or vomiting. <fabne« or feinting problems with your eyesiy^t or
speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (indicating a possible stroke)
• severe jpain or sweifingm the catf (indicating a possfofe dot n the teg)
• unusually heavy vaginal (feeding
• severe pain or tenderness *1 the lower abdominal area
• persistent pm pus, or bteedng at the injection yte
What are the possible side effects of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?
iWatght Qam
■fou may experience a wtwht while you are tong DEPO-PROVERA About (wo thirds of
the women who used DEPO-PRQVERA n dirxeal tnah reported a weight ganof about 5 pounds
during the first year of use. You may continue to #*n weight after the first year Vifomen in one
large study who used DEPO-PROvERA for 2 years gamed an aerage total of 8.1 pounds over
those 2 years, or aperoximateiy 4 pounds per year. Women who continued for 4 years gained an
average total of 13.8 pounds ewer those 4 years, or approximately 35 pounds per year. Vifomcn
who continued for 6 years ganed an average tot* of 16-5 pounds over those ft years, or
approximately 2.7S pounds per year
2 Offer Sde ejects
In a cfexal study of over 3,900 women who used DEPO-PRCMRA for up to 7 years, some
women reported the folovang effects that may or may not have been related to their use of
DEPO-PROVERA: Irregular menstrua! (feeding, amenorrhea headache, nervousness, abdominal
cramps, dizzness, weakness or fatigue, decreased sexual desire, leg cramps, nausea vaginal
discharge or rotation, breast sweflmg and tenderness, btoatng, sweSng of the hands or feet
backache, depression, insomnia, acne, pekic pan, no har growth or excessive hair loss, rash, hot
flashes, and joint p*a Other problems were reported by very few of the women m the cfcoical
tnah. but some of these couW be serous These include convulsions, jaundice, urinary tract
infections, alfergc reactions, feinting, paralyse, osteoporosis, lack of return to fertility deep fern
thrombosis, pumonary embolus, breast cancer, or cervical cancer. If these or any other problems
occur during your use of DEPO-PROVERA discuss them with your healthcarejxovidec
Should «ny precautions be followed during use of DEPO-PROVERA
Contraceptive Injection?
1 Misbbo floods
During the time you arc using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception, you may skip a period or your
periods may stop completely- (f you I save been receiving your DEPO-PROVtRA injections
regularly every 3 months (13 weeks), then you are probably not pregnant However, if you ihink
that you may be pregnant see your health-care provider.
2laboratory test (ntwacttw
if you arc scheduled for any laboratory tests, tel your health-care provider that you are using
DEPO-PROVERA for contraception Certain blood tests are affected by hormones such as
DEPO-PROVERA
3 Drug Interactions
Cytaoen (airwnogbtetrwrade} <s an anticanccr drug that m*/ significantly decrease the
effectiveness of DtFO-PROVERA rtthe two drugs are grveo cfonng the same time.
4 Aliasing Mothers
Although DEPO-PROVERA can be passed to the nursing infant in the breast rmk. no harmful
effects have been found m these children, DEPO-PROVERA does not prevent the breasts from
producing milk, so it can be used by nursing mothers However, to mosmoe the amount of
DEPO PkOVERA that is passed to the infant in the first weeks after birth, you should wait until
6 weeks after childbirth before you start usng DEPO-PROVERA for contraception.
How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection?
The recommended dose of DEPO-PROVERA is 150 mg every 3 months (i 3 weeks) given in a
$mgle ntramusorty injection n the buttock or uppera>m To make sure that you are not pregnant
at the time of the first injection, it is essential teat the injection be given ONLY during the first
5 days of a normal menstrual period. If used fotfowmg the delivery of a child. the first reectfon of
DEPO-PROVERA MUST be given within 5 days after childbirth tf you we not breast-feeding or
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(13 weeks) between injections, or longer than 6 'weeks after delivery, your health-care provider
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