The depo-provera I am on also promotes hair growth, but in the wrong areas. I have chin growth, upper lip growth and decrease on the scalp lol. The problem with birth control is that I am not taking to for birth control. I had my tubes tied in 1993. The problem is that my menstrual cycles were triggering my seizures. So to stop the seizures, I had to stop the cycles. I don't think the other meds will do that.