I was on the depo pervera shot for 5
years; first shot at 18 in february 2000,
last shot february 2005. I have not
gotten a period since stopping the shot
and was wondering if the shot still works
as an effective birth control method until
your first period or if it stops working
in that capacity and the no period is from
another source?
i was on the depo pervera
shot for 5 years; first shot at 18 in
february 2000, last shot february 2005.
I have not gotten a period since stopping
the shot and was wondering if the shot
still works as an effective birth control
method until your first period or if it
stops working in that capacity and the no
period is from another
source?
i would assume it would work until your
period simply because the period
symbolizes you have no more hormone/need
more like how on a birth control pill
package you have the week of placebos and
then need a new package.
Not sure though.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 04-28-06 05:06am
Ovulation occurs approx 14 days before
your period, so there is a risk that you
could get pregnant before you even had a
period.
A lot of women report problems after
coming off the depo shot.
The best/safest advice is to use a barrier
method of contraception such as condoms
until you get your first period.
But if you are actively trying for a baby
then just go ahead and forget about birth
control however do be aware it can take
some time for your body to return to
normal after being on birth control for a
long time.
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keripuff
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 7
Posted: 05-03-06 13:27pm
Geez, lots of misinformation
depo is effective whether you're bleeding
or not, the hormones are still there. I
didnt have periods for years, dont worry
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RobinC
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 15
Posted: 05-19-06 10:50am
Depo can take two years to completely
leave your body. Even though you start
having periods you do not start ovulating
right away. If you wish to prevent
pregnancy as another suggested use a
barrier meathod.
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Nikkkki
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 28 Location: Florida
Posted: 06-09-06 01:23am
No no no no - if you miss your scheduled
depo injection you can get pregnant.
Ask your doctor to put you on birth
control pills - doctor's almost always put
you on birth control pills after you go
off of the depo injection to help to
normalize your period. That's what 99%
of doctor's due. I've never heard of
anybody just stopping the injection. If
they did that I guess they didn't discuss
it with their doctor too extensively.
But the pill will help to normalize your
periods and you should be back to normal
within 3 to 4 months usually.
Guys please - ask your doctor's these
questions - there's a lot of
misinformation posted on this thread.
Don't mess with this stuff - it's better
to ask your doctor and know the truth then
to assume and get pregnant by accident.
I know i'm offering advice here but I
cannot stress enough that talking to your
doctor about these questions is the best
way to go!
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RobinC
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 15
Posted: 06-09-06 08:19am
nikkkki
wrote:
no no no no - if you miss
your scheduled depo injection you can get
pregnant.
Ask your doctor to put you on birth
control pills - doctor's almost always put
you on birth control pills after you go
off of the depo injection to help to
normalize your period. That's what 99%
of doctor's due. I've never heard of
anybody just stopping the injection. If
they did that I guess they didn't discuss
it with their doctor too extensively.
But the pill will help to normalize your
periods and you should be back to normal
within 3 to 4 months usually.
Guys please - ask your doctor's these
questions - there's a lot of
misinformation posted on this thread.
Don't mess with this stuff - it's better
to ask your doctor and know the truth then
to assume and get pregnant by accident.
I know i'm offering advice here but I
cannot stress enough that talking to your
doctor about these questions is the best
way to go!
i did everything you just said. And no
they wouldn't put me on birth control
after depo. They said my body needed to
go back to normal on it's own! Some
doctors may believe they should drug it up
to trick it back into normal.. But not
all!
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matthieusmom
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 244 Location: mississippi
Posted: 06-09-06 08:26am
I was put on birth control pills after
coming off of the shot for two years. And
after two months of being on I stoped the
pills and within the first month of ttc I
got pregnant. She gave me the pills to
jump start my period so I could get
pregnant. But sadly I had an ectopic
pregnancy that ended in a miscarriage.
And after that my period have been back to
normal. And we are curtently in our first
month of ttc since periods have gone back
to normal.
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