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Q: Irregular periods and depo contraception
asked by: DoctorQuestion on June 20th, 2008
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i was on depro for over 3 1/2 yrs. i had my last depro in march this year & was due back for my next on 29/6/08. on the day my injection was due i started bleeding it seemed to be a normal period which lasted for 10days since that stopped i have had 6 on off days of light spotting. and for the last 2 weeks have had painful breasts & for last week feeling bloated. is this the start of my periods returning to normal or is to early after the depro for this to happen
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DoctorAnswer replied on June 25th, 2008
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Irregular periods are a common side effect of depo contraception. You can never know how your body will react on the hormones from an outside source. Certain women have no periods at all, others have heavy periods and various women have regular periods similar to normal periods (pseudomenstruations). There is nothing to worry about as long as there are no heavy and prolonged “periods”.




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