oh my good the shot my poor unborn baby

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Registered: 10-06-2004
oh my good the shot my poor unborn baby
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Wed, 10-06-2004 - 10:04pm
ok i got the 3 month shot and its up this thursday the 7th really it was up on the 2nd but i went for a pregnacy test and she said it could last 5 days after the three months but then some one else said they couldn't have a baby for a year and im worried that i can't get pregnate for another year and my partner and i want a baby badly i can't wait a year is this true please get back at me asap.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 10-06-2004 - 10:13pm
Some women do have to wait to conceive for a year or more after using Depo Provera. But some women don't and will conceive within a few months. It's a well-known side effect around here, but a lot of doctors don't tell their patients before they give them the shot, if they're even aware of it.

Depo Provera is a very powerful progestin that is really effective at preventing ovulation, and some women's bodies won't clear the progestin and start ovulating again for a while. Rather than stressing out about it, though, you might start reading the book "Taking Control of Your Fertility" so that you'll know what signs to look for when your body does start ovulating again--it can actually make it easier to conceive because you'll know when you're most fertile. And if you're keeping track of when you are or aren't ovulating, you can avoid a lot of letdown and negative pregnancy tests if it's still too early.

Another thing that some time allows you to do is to start talking to your obgyn about the best way to prepare your body for pregnancy. You can start taking prenatal vitamins (it's not too early), you can start a fitness program if you don't have one already, and you can make sure that everything is going to be in great shape for when your body is ready to conceive.

I'm sorry it's not the answer that you wanted, but hopefully you won't have to wait too long!

Judie
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Registered: 09-14-2004
Wed, 10-06-2004 - 11:42pm
Were you only under the influence of Depo for three months? By that, I mean did you only receive one shot? If you did, it probably won`t take too long for your cycles to return to normal. Usually, the longer you`re on Depo, the longer it takes you to get off of it. I once read that a good rule of thumb with it is the amount of time that Depo was active in your system is the amount of time it`ll take for your body to get back to normal (i.e. you`re on the shot for a year, it takes your body a year to get off of it). But that`s certainly not going to be true in all situations or that extreme for many women. So, hopefully, it won`t take long for you to return to ovulation.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Lena

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 10-07-2004 - 10:48am
Hi Lena,

Actually, the length of time a woman uses Depo Provera has no effect on how long it takes her to become pregnant after she stop using it. This is what the ‘Important Patient Information’ on the Depo site: http://www.depoprovera.com/index.asp# has the say about returning fertility.

“Return of Fertility

Because DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is a long-acting birth control method, it takes some time after your last injection for its effect to wear off. Based on the results from a large study done in the United States, of those women who stop using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection in order to become pregnant, about half of those who become pregnant do so in about 10 months after their last injection; about two-thirds of those who become pregnant do so in about 12 months, about 83% of those who become pregnant do so in about 15 months, and about 93% of those who become pregnant do so in about 18 months after their last injection. The length of time you use DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection has no effect on how long it takes you to become pregnant after you stop using it.”

      Jill

    

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Registered: 09-14-2004
Thu, 10-07-2004 - 1:46pm
My bad. I suppose all message boards do not disseminate reliable information. I apologize for any confusion from my misinformation.

Lena