WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1997: Re: depo-provera + menopause

Re: depo-provera + menopause

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Nov 1997 22:51:34 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 7 Nov 1997, cheryl wrote: >
>I have been on depo-provera for nine years now, and have been pleased
>with it. I went off of it last year, and had some of my worst symptoms
>of chronic fatigue syndrome came back (muscular weakness in my left
>leg). I went back on the depo-provera, and the symptoms went away. The
>problem I have is that I am now 40 years old, and no one can tell me how
>long I can continue on the depo. I would be pleased to be on it
>indefinitely, but what about menopause? Thanks!

There is no defined time limit I'm aware of. Wait till menopause to worry about how you may or may not feel. You may not be able to reliably predict these things now.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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