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Posted: 01-04-08 20:27pm
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You are unprotected on Depo only the first
WEEK not the first month, and again,
that's only the very very first time you
get it. After that, if you get it on time
every 3 months you have NO break in
protection.
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Re: Can You Get Pregnant On the Shot?!
Posted: 01-04-08 20:31pm
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| LilPlayer2463
wrote: | Doctors have told me that
once you start the shot, your not
protected for a month, then it kicks in..
Is this true?! I mean, I was on the shot
for over a year...and then in december i
stopped and started using the pills....but
id miss a couple days and take the one i
missed the next day.. so im guessing my
cycle is now messed up cause of missing
the pills like that?!...i just got done my
monthly..and wednesday is when i went back
on the shot.... that day i had sex without
any protection, Could there be a
possibility I could be pregnant?!  |
It depends on how many pills you missed,
we honestly can't say. However, you're
unlikely to be pregnant as it takes most
women a YEAR to fully recover from taking
depo and have their cycles return.
If you went right from the placebo week of
the pills into taking depo you should be
okay.
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LilPlayer2463
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Posted: 01-04-08 22:08pm
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So Im okay then? I mean..I stopped takin
my pills last saturday & wednesday is
when I went back on the shot. what should
i do? Should i not worry about it?
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Posted: 01-04-08 22:18pm
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Which pills did you "stop taking" on
saturday? If they were active pills with
hormones in them then you are fine. If
they were placebo/sugar pills then you MAY
be at risk. If you'd been on pills for the
past year I would say yes; you could be
pregnant. But you were on depo for a year
and then pills for a month. Depo does
different things to your body and it takes
longer to recover from it. I really can't
say. I'd personally take a pregnancy test
if it has been more than two weeks since
that time you had sex because there is a
risk.
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LilPlayer2463
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Posted: 01-04-08 22:22pm
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i took the tricyclin pills or w/e u call
em..and i just got done my period
sunday.... so i was menstruating and
everything & wednesday is when i got
back on the shot.
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Posted: 01-05-08 11:21am
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Okay so you were on the placebo pills?
This is very, very important. WHat day did
you start the placebo pills? These are the
inactive pills, also called the sugar
pills. They are normally a totally
different color from the rest of your
pills.
IF you still had some of these pills left
over when you started on Depo, you are
safe. If you did NOT have any of these
pills left, and had several days where you
took NO PILLS, then you are possibly at
risk for pregnancy. It's a very tiny
chance.
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LilPlayer2463
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Posted: 01-05-08 18:13pm
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 .... So the b/c
pills ..are called placebo?! they come in
a little blue packet thingy... & i
missed alot of days and wud take em The
following day.... Like id miss like a
tuesday and take it wednesday, with the
wednesday pill afterwards...SO idk..
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-05-08 18:21pm
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The PERIOD week on BC pills are called
"Placebos".
IF you are on your period when you get
DEPO, then you are protected from DAY 1.
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Posted: 01-06-08 11:59am
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To me, it sounds like you weren't
protected from the pills anyway, with how
many you say you missed. I'd definitely
test now, even if you did have a period
when you got on depo.
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Posted: 01-08-08 03:01am
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I'm going to talk to my doctor and see if
I can get my hormone levels cheked, and to
see if I still have polysystic ovarian.
I'm 24 and I want my body to be healthy in
the next couple of years in case I deside
to get pregnant. I don't think I can tho
and it depresses me everytime I have a
scare cause deep inside I'm hoping I
was...but the other side tells me I'm not
ready.
And my boyfriend doesn't like kids even
tho he.s got a daughter in Texas so that
doesn't help calm me down.. We.ve had a
few scares and everytime its the same
thing, but I guess getting pregnant
depends on the person, but I'm seriously
deciding on getting back on the pill, I
forgot the name but its the one that gives
me just 4 periods a year
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Can You Get Pregnant On the Shot?!
Posted: 04-07-08 18:18pm
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well ive been off the shot 4 a month and
still ahvn't got my period ? how long diod
it takes you guys?
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Re: Can You Get Pregnant On the Shot?!
Posted: 04-09-08 17:54pm
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| zoedoolan
wrote: | | well ive been off the shot 4
a month and still ahvn't got my period ?
how long diod it takes you
guys? |
Several months, up to a YEAR. I've been
off Depo since December and I haven't had
a real period yet. It's normal. I'm not
complaining 
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zoedoolan
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Posted: 04-09-08 18:09pm
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but i wasonly on it 4 six months does that
matter ?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 04-10-08 10:27am
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| zoedoolan
wrote: | | but i wasonly on it 4 six
months does that matter
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I was only on it THREE months. I got ONE
shot, it ended in December and I STILL do
not have a period. This is 100% normal.
You may have to wait a YEAR for your
period. This is a commonly known side
effect of Depo.
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zoedoolan
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Posted: 04-10-08 18:23pm
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aww k
but did u ahve any other side effects ive
put on so much weight i think well im
really fat but my stomach is hard but i
ahvent put on any kilos it was the same b4
?
i hate this crap hey my doctor never
explained any of it to me hey
i have a 7 months old daughter and i was
smaller after i had her and as soon as i
was depo i like bacame a balloon
do u no why?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 04-11-08 09:35am
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Nope, I didn't put on any weight.
If you just "think" you're fat, you
probably aren't. Fat people do not have
hard stomachs. I'm technically
"underweight" and I have a little squishy
pooch on my stomach!! Body fat can be
normal and healthy.
But as for weight gain in association to
Depo, that too is considered a very
well-known side effect. Everyone knows
that weight gain is a common side effect
of using Depo.
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