The risks of vaginal Botox injection are well established and complications are not frequent. They are the same risks associated with Botox given anywhere in the body, such as temporary relaxation of nearby muscles.
Often, within a few days or weeks of receiving a Botox injection in the vagina, women will feel relief from pain. For many patients, the effect will last several months or longer. You may need to still work with a physical therapist and use dilators to have the maximum benefit. You can also expect to have two to three follow-up appointments to make sure that you are following the overall plan to treat your condition.
Leuprolide injection (Eligard, Lupron Depot) is used to treat the symptoms associated with advanced prostate cancer. Leuprolide injection (Lupron Depot-PED, Fensolvi) is used in children 2 years of age or older to treat central precocious puberty (CPP; a condition causing girls [usually younger than 8 years of age] and boys [usually younger than 9 years of age] to enter puberty too soon, resulting in faster than normal bone growth and development of sexual characteristics). Leuprolide injection (Lupron Depot) is used alone or with another medication (norethindrone) to treat endometriosis (a condition in which the type of tissue that lines the uterus [womb] grows in other areas of the body and causes pain, heavy or irregular menstruation [periods], and other symptoms). Leuprolide injection (Lupron Depot) is also used with other medication to treat anemia (a lower than normal number of red blood cells) caused by uterine fibroids (noncancerous growths in the uterus). Leuprolide injection is in a class of medications called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. It works by decreasing the amount of certain hormones in the body.
Leuprolide injection comes as a long-acting suspension (Lupron) that is injected intramuscularly (into a muscle) by a doctor or nurse in a medical office or clinic and is usually given once a month (Lupron Depot, Lupron Depot-PED) or every 3, 4, or 6 months (Lupron Depot-3 month, Lupron Depot-PED-3 month, Lupron Depot-4 month, Lupron Depot-6 Month). Leuprolide injection also comes as a long-acting suspension (Eligard) that is injected subcutaneously (just under the skin) by a doctor or nurse in a medical office or clinic and is usually given every 1, 3, 4, or 6 months. Leuprolide injection also comes as a long-acting suspension (Fensolvi) that is injected subcutaneously (just under the skin) by a doctor or nurse in a medical office or clinic and is usually given every 6 months. Your doctor will tell you how long your treatment with leuprolide injection will last. When used in children with precocious puberty, leuprolide injection (Lupron Depot-PED, Lupron Depot-PED-3 month, Fensolvi) will likely be stopped by your child's doctor before 11 years of age in girls and 12 years of age in boys.
If you receive leuprolide long-acting suspension (Eligard) as a subcutaneous injection, you may notice a small bump at the place where the injection was given when you first receive the medication. This bump should eventually go away.
Leuprolide injection may cause a decrease in the density of your bones which can increase the chance of broken bones. Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication and to find out what you can do to decrease these risks.
In children receiving leuprolide injection (Lupron Depot-PED, Fensolvi) for precocious puberty, new or worsening symptoms of sexual development may occur during the first few weeks of treatment. In girls receiving leuprolide injection (Lupron Depot-PED) for precocious puberty, the onset of menstruation or spotting (light vaginal bleeding) may occur during the first two months of treatment. If bleeding continues beyond the second month, call your doctor.
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor will order certain lab tests and take certain measurements to check your body's response to leuprolide injection. Your blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) may also be checked regularly.
Testosterone injection is used in men and boys to treat conditions caused by a lack of this hormone, such as delayed puberty, impotence, or other hormonal imbalances. Testosterone injection is not for use in treating low testosterone without certain medical conditions or due to getting older.
Health Services will not initiate allergy immunotherapy injections. You must have already received your first injection of the serum from your allergist. Health Services will only administer the subsequent injections as ordered by your allergist.
Health Services will provide allergy injections to currently enrolled students. Georgia Southern faculty and staff may receive allergy injections at Health Services after payment of a semester fee for this particular service.
As a patient of the Allergy and Immunization Injection Office, you have the responsibility to be knowledgeable about and to follow the guidelines we have established for that office. Students, faculty, and staff are required to abide by these guidelines and failure to do so will result in termination of allergy injection services provided by Health Services. Please remember, these guidelines are for your protection. For more information regarding the Allergy Immunotherapy Guidelines please click here.
Immunization Appointments
The Student Health Center can administer the following immunizations: Tetanus (both Td and TDaP), MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), HPV (human papilloma virus), Hepatitis B, Meningitis, Meningitis B, and Flu. We also administer TB Tests.
To make an appointment for an immunization, please call 910-962-3280. There is a cost for immunizations.
Students must wait 20 minutes after receiving any injection to be observed for an adverse reaction. Please plan accordingly when making your appointments.
Allergy Injections
Allergy injection administration is available for students receiving treatment for chronic allergic conditions. Students receiving allergy injections at the SHC must have their allergist complete the Physician Order Form and provide their serum. New students wishing to have their allergy shots done at the SHC will need to schedule an appointment with one of our nurses to review the Physician Order Form, to see if they qualify to receive allergy injections at the SHC. Our allergy program allows for administration of routine allergy injections. Requests for more complicated, specialized allergy regimens may be facilitated by referral to a local allergy specialist.
To make an appointment with the allergy nurse, please call 910-962-3280. Allergy injections are given on Mondays and Thursdays.
Students must wait 20 minutes after receiving any injection to be observed for an adverse reaction. Please plan accordingly when making your appointments.
There is a $10 administration fee for each allergy appointment.
Coaptite urethral bulking injection provides coaptation of the bladder neck and/or mid-urethra for women who have stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This long lasting* yet non-permanent option provides a less invasive choice to meet the individual treatment goals of each SUI patient.
Some people use lipotropic injections because weight loss clinics market them as treatments that promote fat burning. In combination with a healthful diet and regular exercise, people who use lipotropic injections should lose fat more easily.
Although research into lipotropic injections is limited, researchers have studied the effects of plant-based foods as a source of lipotropes in rats. The researchers state that the major plant lipotropes include:
In one study, researchers administered 1,000 micrograms of vitamin B-12 intramuscularly to explore the effects on weight loss. Other clinics may choose different strengths of vitamin B-12 and other ingredients in their injection formulations.
People who want to use lipotropic injections should choose a clinic with a registered physician. Some clinics may not have doctors on staff, whereas others may have weight loss specialists who are also medical doctors.
Some lipotropic injections may not be appropriate for everyone. Before receiving their first injection, a person should check if any of the ingredients can be harmful in combination with their medications or a medical condition they have.
Apart from pain at the injection site, one of the risks of using lipotropic injections is that they may not work. People cannot rely on these injections to promote fat loss, so they should also try to adopt more healthful habits, such as exercising regularly.
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