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Re: [Birth Control] DEPRO VERA.....brown discharge and bleeding for 6 weeks

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:46:20 -0500 (CDT)

At Wed, 17 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am 2 weeks into my second depro vera shot. I have had alternating
>brown mucus like discharge and bleeding for 6 weeks and counting. My
>doctor put me on extra hormones (Prometrium) and I was treated with
>Doxycyl for a possible uterine infection as answers to stop the
>bleeding. I finished my antibiotic and am still taking the Prometrium.
>The bleeding has not stopped!!!
>What can I do to stop it? Can I get another shot to increase my homones
>as soon as humanly possible (my next shot is scheduled for Nov. 12,
>2003), do I take birth control pills to help regulate my period (as my
>doctor also suggested), or do I just wait for the depro vera to be out
>of my system?
>How long would I have to wait to return to normal? My doctor said that
>my cycle should become normal or cease after the second or third shot.
>What do i do today to shut my menses OFF!!???
>PLEASE
>HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You don't worry about it. That is the usual effect of taking Depot Provera. About 30% of women quit having periods after 3-4 injections, about 20% will have spotting as often as every day, and the rest are somewhere in between. If this is a problem for you psychologically, Depot is not for you. It will take at least 3 months and maybe up to 6-9 months after the last injection for it to leave your system. 

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