has anyone been on the depo pavera shot?

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Registered: 09-10-2003
has anyone been on the depo pavera shot?
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Tue, 10-07-2003 - 1:45pm
question to anyone with this knowledge----I was on the shot for a year and spotted throughout the whole time (very annoying) a month after my last shot was due I had a normal AF and another one since then---I'm due for my next one around the 17 of October ---but my husband and I have been BD to try to get preg. is there any chance I'm back to normal and ovulating already? No signs of preg yet unless being a hormonal basket case is one of them!

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Skielynne--08-17-04

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Registered: 10-03-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 4:23pm
I have been on and off the shot since I was 16 and it looks to me that your cycle is back to normal again. While I was on the shot my AF ceased to exist and each time I got off My cycle came back in about 3 months. My last shot was Dec. 02 and my cycle came back around the end of May. I started on the patch because the co-pay for the prescription was cheaper for the patch. So right now I think I am pg now. I took my last patch off on 8/19 and having blood work done on Thursday. So in the light of things it is quite possible that you are ovulating again since you are having normal AF.
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Registered: 10-02-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 5:31pm
I too was on depo for about a year and a half ( last on July 2002 ). Most statistics say that 80+ % of women conceive in 18 months after your last shot. But they also tell you that once your af becomes regulated that you can conceive. So if your periods are back to normal then I would most def. try, there's no harm in it. While on the shot my af ceased to exist except when it was time for another shot and then I would bleed a little. My main reason for getting off was that I wanted to conceive and started worring about the whole 18 month thing. I hoping that this month will be the month and that I actually saw implantation bleeding today and not af getting ready to come. good luck.

de'

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Registered: 08-10-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 5:34pm
I was on it for a year once too, and also had the non stop spotting for a year. My periods went right back to normal also. I wasnt ttc, but they started right up for me like they should. I would say that your back to normal already. Good Luck!
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Registered: 09-10-2003
Tue, 10-07-2003 - 6:42pm
Thank you so much for replyng (everyone) it makes me feel better that there's a BiG chance I could have ovualted this month and hopefully (as my husband calls them) one of his "marines" caught my egg! To all that are trying good luck and when I have word I will update everyone!

Thank You!

Proud Mommy to:

Skielynne--08-17-04