WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 1998: Re: I need information on Depoprovera

Re: I need information on Depoprovera

From: Ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 21:30:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Schalet wrote:

>Hi. I wasn't able to chat online to find out information from the Chat

>group last night. I still need some advice on who I can talk to about

>obtaining documented side effects (heavy irregular bleeding) from using

>Depoprovera. Who can I contact that is "Depo smart"? I need this

>information for the Veteran's Administration as well as my self. Please,

>will someone help my friends and myself? Because of the last two years

>and many procedures and hormone treatments, I am scheduled for a

>hysterectomy. My past gyn history is negative before using Depoprovera

>and my family's history is negative. Is this becoming a normal side

>effect? Thanks!

>--

>shelli

I have taken depo-porvera twice. The first time, I was 19 years old. I bled the entire time I took it (9 months) and for a few months afterwards. The doctor told me that it was a side effect of depo-porvera. It is the reason that I discontinued the drug.

The second time I took it I was 21. I had 4 injections. My periods actually stopped within one month of the first shot. I can't explain the different reactions. I stopped the injections because of extremely decreased sex drive, which returned after I went on low-dose birth control pills.

I went to http://www.depo-provera.com tonight. In the patient information section they list heavy and irregular periods as a side effect. I am very troubled by reading your post. Unless your doctor can give you a difinitive reason to have a hysterectomy, I would not do it. Too many women have a hysterectomy because it's easier for the doctor than trying to figure out what's really wrong with you. Have you discontinued the depo-provera injections? What is the reason for the scheduled hysterectomy?

Ann

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