Depo-Provera: profile and news

Revolutionaries ­ Busta, Michael and Portia  Mar 5, 2006
Until perhaps Portia Simpson Miller was chosen Prime Minister-elect last Saturday. ... Team Portia clearly outperformed their opponents in every aspect. ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Advice for Mama Portia  Mar 3, 2006
PhD has been given a number of new meanings: "Portia Has Delegates" to "Peter's Hopes Dashed" and hopefully, "Portia Halts Decay". ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia now faces life - hard, cold and not for the faint of heart  Mar 3, 2006
...used to say, the devil was a boy, and RJR was a little boy in short pants, it used to broadcast an extremely popular daytime soap opera called Portia Faces Life ... - Jamaica Observer,

PORTIA SIMPSON-MILLER IS PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE  Mar 3, 2006
Portia Simpson-Miller, Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport emerged the winner of a keenly contested race for the presidency of the ... - Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service,

Artie and the Portia strategy  Mar 5, 2006
UNDER DISCUSSION, as Artie and I sat on his verandah the other afternoon, was the reason for Portia's success in the recent PNP presidential elections. ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Borden wins Portia White award  Mar 1, 2006
The $25,000 award is given every year to an established artist who has made a significant contribution to arts and culture in Nova Scotia. ... - CBC Nova Scotia,

What Portia should do with her political capital  Mar 2, 2006
Last Saturday, the delegates of the People's National Party (PNP) elected the popular Portia Simpson Miller as the new president of the party and in effect the ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia Simpson-Miller - A woman for the times  Mar 1, 2006
Jamaica, refer to her. For close to 15 consecutive years, Portia has been the most popular politician in Jamaica. She contested the ... - AntiguaSun,

Transitions, and Portia's victory  Mar 1, 2006
Portia Simpson Miller will have been the principal architect of that Throne Speech, as the country's first female Prime Minister. ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Welcome to history, Portia  Mar 1, 2006
In the short distance from the sprawling fields of Jamaica College to the carnival-like atmosphere outside PNP headquarters, Portia Simpson Miller had, on that ... - Jamaica Observer,

Lessons from the Portia Simpson Miller triumph  Mar 2, 2006
This column a week ago suggested, albeit cautiously, that Portia Simpson Miller could have the winning edge in the four-person contest for leadership of the ... - Jamaica Observer,

After Portia's political honeymoon  Mar 1, 2006
So Portia Simpson Miller is to be prime minister of Jamaica, having won the presidency of the governing People's National Party. ... - Jamaica Observer,

Team Portia's Victory soundtrack  Feb 27, 2006
At around 5:30 pm - minutes before Prime Minister PJ Patterson announced that Portia Simpson Miller had edged competitor Dr Peter Phillips by just 237 votes ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia Simpson Miller, president of a major political party and PM ...  Feb 27, 2006
People's National Party (PNP) presidential candidates, the actual majority of delegates from a list totalling 3,903 last Saturday chose Portia Simpson-Miller ... - Jamaica Observer,

SW St Andrew proud of Portia - 'We expect a lot of things... ...  Feb 27, 2006
Residents of Majesty Garden hail Portia Simpson Miller, Member of Parliament for their south west St. ... Many of them shouted, "Sista P, we love yuh! Portia! ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Cabinet, UK MP, private sector groups hail Portia  Feb 27, 2006
CABINET ministers, at their weekly meeting yesterday at Jamaica House, joined Prime Minister PJ Patterson in congratulating Portia Simpson Miller for her ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia's rise as Jamaica's PM  Feb 28, 2006
She is Portia Simpson-Miller, the charming, populist politician of some three decades and currently Local Government Minister in the cabinet of retiring Prime ... - Trinidad & Tobago Express,

LETTER OF THE DAY - Unite behind Portia Simpson Miller  Mar 1, 2006
ON CONGRATULATING Ms. Portia Simpson for her well-deserved victory as the new president of the People's National Party and future Prime Minister of Jamaica, I ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

SKNLP congratulates Portia Simpson-Miller  Mar 1, 2006
The St. Kitts/Nevis Labour Party has congratulated Portia Simpson-Miller on her election as head of Jamaica’s ruling People’s National Party (PNP). ... - Sun St.Kitts/Nevis,

Portia gets PM approval from People's National Party's (PNP)  Feb 28, 2006
Portia Simpson Miller addressing Members of Parliament at Gordon House yesterday. Mrs. Simpson Miller, the Prime Minister-designate ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Portia says no election yet  Feb 27, 2006
President-elect of the People's National Party, Portia Simpson-Miller says she is not yet ready to discuss speculation about a possible snap-election. ... - RJR,

UK Diaspora Congratulates Portia Simpson-Miller  Feb 28, 2006
The Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom has congratulated Member of Parliament for South West St Andrew, Portia Simpson-Miller on her victory in the People's ... - Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service,

More congrats to Portia  Mar 1, 2006
TRIBUTES continue to pour in for Local Government Minister Portia Simpson Miller, the new president of the ruling People's National Party and prime minister ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia Simpson-Miller confirmed to be next PM  Feb 28, 2006
Tuesday government Members of Parliament voted unanimously to name Portia Simpson-Miller as the person to replace PJ Patterson as Prime Minister of Jamaica. ... - radiojamaica.com,

Trade unionists welcome Portia Simpson-Miller  Feb 27, 2006
Senior members in the trade union movement have welcomed the election of Portia Simpson-Miller to the People’s National Party’s top job. ... - radiojamaica.com,

Advice for Portia  Mar 1, 2006
President-elect of the ruling People's National Party and Prime Minister-designate, I join with the rest of our people worldwide to wish Portia Simpson Miller ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

What has changed since Portia's victory?  Mar 2, 2006
This analysis is particularly important in the light of Portia Simpson Miller's victory, which has been characterised by UWI Professor Brian Meeks as a ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Start acting now Portia  Feb 27, 2006
Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller has been an integral part of this government as a Member of Parliament since 1976 and a minister of Govern-ment since 1989, so she ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

We will support Portia  Feb 28, 2006
WE WRITE TO CONGRATULATE Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller on her history-making victory in the PNP's presidential elections on Saturday. ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Some Cabinet posting suggestions for Portia  Mar 2, 2006
Minister of National Security - Portia Simpson Miller. Crime must be at the top of Portia's agenda and by leading from the front; her reputation can only grow. ... - Jamaica Observer,

Jamaicans worldwide salute Portia's win  Feb 26, 2006
Mascoll: Portia should be judged by her performance not by the fact that she is a woman. - RUDOLPH BROWN/CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER. THE ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Portia Simpson-Miller – Jamaica’s next Prime Minister  Feb 26, 2006
Now many years later she has emerged as a strong candidate for the party's top job. The young Portia Simpson moved into the Corporate Area from Woodhall in St. ... - radiojamaica.com,

Jamaicans hail Portia  Feb 26, 2006
Congratulations have been pouring into the Observer for Portia Simpson Miller who Saturday became the first woman president of the 68-year-old People's ... - Jamaica Observer,

It's Portia  Feb 26, 2006
PORTIA Simpson Miller wrote a page in Jamaica's history yesterday when she was voted the first woman president of the 68-year-old People's National Party by ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia Simpson-Miller confident of victory  Feb 23, 2006
Two days before the People’s National Party's (PNP) presidential election, Team Portia is oozing with confidence. For the first ... - radiojamaica.com,

Portia expects at least 1,770 votes  Feb 23, 2006
TEAM Portia, the campaign organisation supporting People's National Party (PNP) leadership hopeful, Portia Simpson Miller, said yesterday that it expects the ... - Jamaica Observer,

Portia Simpson-Miller confident of victory  Feb 23, 2006
For the first time since the start of the presidential campaign, the team has stated the number of votes that Portia Simpson-Miller could receive on Saturday. ... - RJR,

Portia's promise  Feb 19, 2006
Portia Simpson Miller, obviously hurting from overt attacks on her intellect during the increasingly divisive campaign for a new People's National Party (PNP ... - Jamaica Observer,

Team Portia supporters keep the party going  Feb 26, 2006
Celebrations continue island-wide following Saturday's historic election of Portia Simpson-Miller as the new President of the Peoples National Party (PNP). ... - radiojamaica.com,

Constituents say Portia will transform Jamaica  Feb 26, 2006
BY MARSHALYN ROSE Observer staff writer. THERE were no jubilant scenes yesterday in Portia Simpson Miller's South West St Andrew constituency. ... - Jamaica Observer,

'I dream it ...' - Women respond to Portia Simpson Miller's ...  Feb 26, 2006
A section of the large crowd of Portia Simpson Miller supporters who turned up for Saturday's People's National Party Special Delegates Conference at Jamaica ... - Jamaica Gleaner,

Portia wins PNP presidential race  Feb 26, 2006
Portia Simpson Miller salutes party supporters after being declared the winner of the People’s National Party presidential election Saturday in Kingston ... - Cay Compass,

PNP presidential race will narrow to Portia vs Peter as vote nears  Feb 19, 2006
...based on Observer checks done on the weekend, many believe that as the day of the vote nears, it will be a straight battle between Portia Simpson Miller and Dr ... - Jamaica Observer,

No drug-drug interaction studies have been conducted with depo-subQ provera 104.

Aminoglutethimide administered concomitantly with depo-subQ provera 104 may significantly decrease the serum concentrations of MPA.

Laboratory Tests

The pathologist should be advised of progestin therapy when relevant specimens are submitted. The physician should be informed that certain endocrine and liver function tests, and blood components may be affected by progestin therapy:

(a) Plasma and urinary steroid levels are decreased (e.g., progesterone, estradiol, pregnanediol, testosterone, cortisol).

(b) Plasma and urinary gonadotropin levels are decreased (e.g., LH, FSH).

(c) SHBG concentrations are decreased.

(d) T₃-uptake values may decrease.

(e) There may be small changes in coagulation factors.

(f) Sulfobromophthalein and other liver function test values may be increased slightly.

(g) There may be small changes in lipid profiles.