Re: New to Depo and concerned.
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 15:43:01 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote:
>
>Not uncommon for no bleeding on depo, if you are worried about
>pregnancy, go on and do test
In fact, a full third of women (increasing to almost half after a year
of use) do not get preriods on DepoProvera.
>
>At Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Claudia wrote:
>>
>>I had my first ever Depoprovera shot on June 14th. I had the shot
>>during my last day of my period. What has me concerned now is that was
>>the last time I had a period. It's been close to 2 months and nothing..
>>
>>I have heard that Depo DOES cause changes in monthly cycles, but is it
>>common that it would happen right away, and after the first shot? Should
>>I take a pregnany test anyhow?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for the advice..
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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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