Depo - Having Sex in the "window"

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-11-2006
Depo - Having Sex in the "window"
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Mon, 09-25-2006 - 3:59pm

I just made an appointment to get my next Depo shot on Oct 3.

My "window" is from Sept 28 - Oct 19.

Since I am getting my next shot 6 days after my window starts, is it ok to have sex (without a condom) between Sept 28 and when I get my next shot Oct 3?

I am still protected through my window, just not after it ends, is that correct?

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-12-2002
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 6:03pm

Hi lovinyoung,


There is no such thing as a "window" for depo.

 


 


iVillage Member
Registered: 09-11-2006
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 7:54pm

Well I got my last shot on July 20th.

So by the time I get the next one on Oct 3...that should be week 11 (I think). So I should still be protected?

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-12-2002
Tue, 09-26-2006 - 7:52pm
Yes, you will still be protected as you are getting the shot before the 12 weeks is up.

 


 


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-18-2003
Wed, 09-27-2006 - 2:30pm

It is my understanding that depo is given every 11 – 13 weeks (I would guess that this is the “window” that the previous poster was referring to), and it is effective through 13 weeks. However, I always schedule mine by 12 weeks to make sure that I have a cushion if something were to prevent me from getting it on the first scheduled date.

I double-checked the prescribing information, and it says that you must have a shot every 13 weeks for it to be effective.

Holly

Holly
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-12-2002
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 11:29pm
The prescribing information here where I live is slightly different from yours then, because here it is 90 days, which equates to 12.85 weeks, i.e. less than 13, so doctors here administer it by the 12 week mark.

 


 


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-18-2003
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 10:11am
Isn't that odd. i read 13 weeks in ours. Either way, I stick with 11.5 - 12 just to be safe. I know that women often have trouble conceiving after stopping depo, but I want to be on my own terms!
holly
Holly
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Registered: 08-12-2002
Fri, 09-29-2006 - 5:06pm
Yeah, it is interesting!