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Re: Complications with Depo-Provera

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:28:14 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 17 Mar 2003, abbey wrote: >
>Hi. I am 19 years old and have been on the Depo-Provera shot for two
>years. Just recently, I have been experiencing my first problems with
>the shot. For the last 3 months I have been menstruating. I have
>visited my physician about this, and she can not find a reason. Just a
>few days ago, I was up to get my next depo. I got it, thinking that the
>bleeding would cease like it had before. The bleeding continued, and is
>much worse after sex and orgasm. Most of the time the menstruation is
>like a normal period, however sometimes it is brown and light. I would
>just like to know why my body will not stop menstruating after being OK
>on the shot for two years. And also, if any of this other information
>sounds abnormal.

this is a common side effect of Dopo-provera and too many women stop using it for this reason

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