Definition of "provera" []

• A progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "But as governments and NGO's have provided immunizations and sanitation services, child feeding programs, antibiotics and, most recently, anti-retrovirals around the world -- along with condoms, Depo-provera, and schools -- the result has not been a stabilization in the number of surviving adult offspring."
• "Currently the claim that hormonal contraceptives [birth control pills, implants (norplant), injectables (depo-provera)] include an abortifacient mechanism of action is being widely disseminated in the pro-life community."
• "Pedophiles and other sexual offenders are often treated with Depo-provera, a drug that reduces the sex drive in some patients."