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I gotta tell you. I have no idea what the heck that means. Uteri don't get old, just their owners.

> He said that if I attempted
>to have another child I might bleed to death because of the uterus being
>in such bad shape.

That's not old, just possibly weakened from several kids. After 4 kids, women are referred to as grand multiparas (1-4 as mutiparas). Grand multips have a greater risk of being unable to contract the uterus in future pregnancies, both during labor and afterwards.

>Could this and the Depo shot combined been too much
>for my body to handle?

Depo has got nothing to do with it.

>That is if the problem is my uterus.
>I am just try to understand a little bit better why I am still bleeding
>5 monts after child birth and two months after me first and only Depo
>shot.

Depo can just do that. That's part of hte informed consent with Depo.

>Thank you again,
>Joeyanne

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