I Need help!! please

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Registered: 10-10-2003
I Need help!! please
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Mon, 10-13-2003 - 4:53am
Hi everyone im new on here and i have a few questions...i was just wondering how long it takes to become pregnant after you stop taking the shot?? i was on Depo for a year and my last one was in June.does anyone know how long it will take me to become pregnant.please Help me please... thank you Morgan
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Registered: 04-15-2003
Mon, 10-13-2003 - 6:53am
You might want to wait until someone with more experience with the shot answers you. But I have seen posts that say it takes from 1 year to 1 1/2 years to get that out of your system. I do not think that always means that is how long it will take you to get pregnant. Just a guage on not to get too upset if it does not happen in that time frame. The birth control is suppose to be that way also, just not that long of a time, and people get pregnant right away. So, there is no for sure answer. Are your periods regular now?

Tammy

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Registered: 07-07-2003
Mon, 10-13-2003 - 8:28am
Morgan-

I have had Depo, I only had 2 injections total, but it took just about 2 years to get pregnant. I wasn't on any other BC, and I know that it takes a long time to get it out of your system. My, first and only, so far, pregnancy ended in miscarriage, I don't know if having been on the shot contributed to it (I hated the shot, too many bad side-effects) or not, but that's what happened to me. I hope this isn't the case for you. I have read other posts where it did take over a year to concieve, but you know, everyone is different. I hope you get lucky! :) I think I'm preggo again, but have to wait till Friday to test again, boy and I nervous!!

Hope this helps out some, I don't want to scare you, but just share my experience with the shot.
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Registered: 03-29-2003
Mon, 10-13-2003 - 9:19am
My husband's cousing went off the shot a little while before her & her fiancee were going to get married because she couldn't afford the shot. She was 3 months preg when they got married! So I think it really just depends on the individual person. I have heard that it takes 1-2 years after stopping the shot to get preg, but in her case it only took 1 month. Good luck to you!

Jen

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Registered: 10-10-2003
Tue, 10-14-2003 - 2:04am
thank you everyone for replying....Tammy, i havent started my period yet and i have been off depo for 4 months and i was on it for a year...does that mean i cant get pregnant untill i get my regular period back?? lately i have had to use the restroom constantly,i have also had this weird color discharge that i've never seen before. and im not sure that this has to do with being pregnant but i cant sleep at night i can only sleep during the day, this has been going on for about a month..im not sure what that means...thank you very much and i hope to hear from you again Morgan
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Registered: 04-15-2003
Tue, 10-14-2003 - 8:33am
Morgan,

You need to go to the doctor and make sure you are not pregnant and/or make sure the is nothing wrong. The doctor can give you something to make you start your period. If you want to get pregnant you will have to get your period to be somewhat regular. Have you done a pregnancy test? Do a test and see and then go to the doctor either way. Let me know how it goes.

Tammy

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Registered: 09-16-2003
Tue, 10-14-2003 - 9:32am
I was on Depo starting Oct 2000 for about a year (last one Oct 2001). I didn't get a period until July 2001, and as of today, I still have not gotten pregnant. I'm very frustrated with this whole process. My OB told me after 1 1/2 years every couple was pregnant.

So, this month my DH and I are REALLY trying for one, and if it doesn't happen, then we won't be trying anymore.

Steffanie

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Registered: 10-10-2003
Wed, 10-15-2003 - 2:57am
Tammy,

i took 4 tests, the first one was positive and the second was negative so i went to the dotor and took one and it was negative. about 3 weeks ago i took another one and it was also negative. do think if i went to the doctor and got something to get my period back that i would get pregnant and if so do you think that it would hurt the baby?? i dont know what to do...im going to get a dr. app. tomorrow and see what happens thanks

Morgan