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Re: Taken of Depro Provera - Doc said 'very bad for you' - anyone else?

From: amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jan 14 17:14:13 2006


At Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Tammy wrote: >
>Hi Melissa,
>I have been on somewhat of a personal crusade against this drug. There
>is actually a class action suit comensing(sp) here in Canada against the
>makers of Depo because of the perminant bone loss. It is especially
>detrimental to women under 30 as our bones are still developing. I am
>under the opinion that if Osteo runs in your family or you are younger
>that it should not be a drug of choice. I think it is horrific that Drs
>are prescribing this drug which can cause another painful desease in our
>later years. My mom has osteo and I have seen the problems that occur
>with that desease and personally man, I deal with enough thanks to endo
>I really don't want to deal with anymore problems that I can prevent to
>some degree.
>At Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Melissa wrote:
>>
>>I was diagnosed with endo and had my lap. six years ago, when I was
>>sixteen. I was placed on depro lupron for six months, then depro
>>provera up until last summer. My ob/gyn told me that new tests had been
>>done demonstrating that the bone density loss caused by d.provera was
>>irreversible, not "reversible" as they had originally thought. I have
>>been on b.c pills since then, with mixed results as I am trying to find
>>a pill that works well with the contnuous cycle and is affordable (I
>>have no insurance now, and can't continue treatment with the dr. that
>>did my lap and advised my quitting of d.provera) Has anyone else read or
>>received advice similar to that my dr. gave me? Is Depro Provera that
>>bad for you and your bones/osteoperosis?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Melissa

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HI not sure if this will even work but took depo 4 6 to 8 year after a misscarage. and now have endo and cant concieve..u r not alone



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