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Q: Depo Shot..dr. Said It Takes a While to Become Pregnant.

asked by: ladyT83 on April 24th, 2007

New User

I.ve been on the depo shot for a year now. And the last time i asked me doctor she said that if i decided to have children, after getting off the shot it would take up to a year for me to get pregnant. The longer i stay on the shot the longer it.ll take?

Is this true? Any information is greatly appreciated. I also heard there are serious side effect,what are they?

Replies(2)

pumpkine0011

replied on April 24th, 2007

Experienced User

Yes

I was on the depo shot for over 6 years. It took me over two years to get pregnant.

Llewellyn

replied on April 24th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Yes, when you get off Depo, it could take up to a year for you to get pregnant regardless of how long you were on Depo.

Yes, there are also serious side effects to Depo. There are side effects to every hormonal method of birth control, but Depo actually has some irreversible side effects.

You can find information on any form of birth control if you google it. Often times, when looking up birth control, the very first site that comes up will have a list of side effects. This site will tell you more about Depo: http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/bcdepo.h tm

Your doctor should have explained all of this with you before you started Depo. They often have papers with all of the symptoms written out to give patients. If your doctor does not explain these things to you, feel free to see someone else. This is pretty important stuff to know.

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