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Q: Depo And Pregnancy?

asked by: mistaken on January 26th, 2007

New User

Well I was on depo the bc shot for about 2 years and I read a lot that many people got pregnant on the shot and some didnt even know because when they took the test somehow the depo would effect the results and say they werent pregnant and then they found out that they actually were pregnant... And I had sex right around the time I was switching from depo to the pill, and because this pill also prevents me from getting my period im not sure if im pregnant or not because ive had a few symptoms but it says those same symptoms can be caused from birthcontrol so im not sure if im pregnant or not and im scared that I wont know because I have no way of knowing if I had a missed period and if these symptoms are from being pregnant or from birthcontrol unless I take a test and ive been really afraid to go and buy one

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Llewellyn

replied on January 26th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

There is a good chance that you are not pregnant. Depo is some strong stuff, and it stays in your body for quite a while. After women stop taking depo, it can take a year and a half for them to get pregnant because the hormones from depo stay in our body for so long. So if you went on the pill right after getting off the shot, chances are you were covered. Also, a lot of the symptoms for the pill are pretty close to symptoms for early pregnancy. I won't say pregnancy is impossible, however. Neither depo nor the pill are 100% effective against pregnancy. If you are pregnant, you will have to stop taking the pill as soon as possible (unless you are planning on aborting, I suppose), as it can harm the baby.

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