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Q: the Depo Injection

asked by: cendme1 on June 9th, 2004

New User

Hi, ive been with my girlfriend for a year an 1/2 and she has been on the depo injection all the time that we have been sexually active(about 3 injections) and we have always have protected sex witha condom for extra safety. My girl friend has commented that she would like to have sex unprotected and I feel that its a risk to do this, I feel that she is surely going to get pregnant if we do it. So im calling to people who understand this or have experieced it to inform me of how much of a risk it is. Is it low risk that if I ejaculate unprotected while she is on the depo injection or not.

Any help or advice welcome

thanks all

mike

Replies(7)

Riversmommy

replied on June 9th, 2004

Active User, very eHealthy

Hey I know like the pill and the patch it is 99% effective there is still that 1% but my bf and I still have unprotected sex i've only heard a couple ppl get preg while on any of these 3 birth controls these are the most effective ones sooo idk......I say its a low risk but theres still that 1% risk! Ya never kno!

Natalie112

replied on June 9th, 2004

Experienced User

Any type of hormone induced birth control i.E. The pill, the shot (depo), the patch , the ring are 99% effective when taken as directed. With the shot just as long as she is taking it when she should ( every 3 months, every 6 months, or every 9 months), whatever is directed, you guys only have a 1% failure rate. It is up to you if you decide to have unprotected sex or not. I would not worry. The reason why women for the most part go on birth control is to not become pregnant without protected sex. I have been with my boyfriend for 2 years and have never used protection with him and am not pregnant to this day. Best of luck.
Natalie

bd1012

replied on June 21st, 2004

Extremely eHealthy

We've been unprotected since I got on the pill which was almost a year ago....

Hmmm, I think this is working too good... I hope I am not sterile somehow. Maybe I should get that checked out. Question

babydoll121

replied on June 27th, 2004

New User

the Depo Injection

Id like 2 advice u n ur gf not 2.....Because I was on the depo injection and me n ma bf ad unprotected sex....3 wks later I found out I was pregnant a wk l8r I lost it Sad

.....The doc sed the reason I lost is because my body is not able to carry the child whilst havin the vaciination in my blood stream..

I hope this helps wot u wanted 2 know!!

2ferano

replied on June 27th, 2004

Extremely eHealthy

Yes, b/c is only 99% effective when taken properly and blah blah, and only in certain people. My friend got pregnant three times on depo. She now has two boys, one eight and one three. Both depo babies. There is nothing wrong with you being responsible. Very commendable actually. But if she really wants to do it without condoms, then maybe you two could use foam or inserts or something. That way most of the sperm will die on contact. You could use something like that instead of condoms.

linuxChique

replied on June 27th, 2004

Extremely eHealthy

Well, for comparison, mike and I have been married for two years. I was on birth control for about a year, and for a year I haven't been on any type of birth control. I just got pregnant in april for the first time. It's different for everybody, but even with no protection at all, it took me a year to get pregnant.

2ferano

replied on June 27th, 2004

Extremely eHealthy

Yeah, it is different with everyone. Some women are on only the pill (well, use only the pill as contraception) and do not become pregnant. But, others do. Actually, four of my friends in high school got pregnant. And all of them had been having sex for a while, but did not get pregnant until they went on the pill. So, it is really different for everyone, but if you do not want a baby then you cannot be too careful.

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