Stopped Depo, could I be pregnant?

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Registered: 08-17-2006
Stopped Depo, could I be pregnant?
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Thu, 08-17-2006 - 10:02pm
I started taking the Depo Shot when I was 15, around December 2001.
I stayed on Depo from Dec 2001-June 2005. In those couple of years I only had a couple periods, which coincidently occured every time I traveled by airplane (odd huh?)
Anyways, in June 2005 I decided to stop Depo for 6 months since I was not in a relationship, and began again December 2005.
I've been reading about how you shouldn't be on Depo for more than 2 years, and since I began it at such a young age, and continued use for such a long time, I grew afraid I might have damaged my chances of conceiving regularly, so I canceled my June 2006 appointment.
So my use has been, Dec 2001-June 2005 and Dec 2005-June 2006. Only a couple periods during those 4-5 years.
During my 6 month 'vacation' from Depo I never had a period or even spotted, but since I quit Depo again 2 months ago I just began spotting brownish-red a couple days ago. I've had bad stomach pain, which I guess could be cramps (I wouldn't know since it's been so long since I've had a period). It definately does not seem like a period to me, it's very light if even noticable at all, mainly just brownish blood only when I wipe.
My question is, could I be pregnant?
I've been having unprotected sex with my boyfriend for around 3 months now, he does not ejaculate inside me, though I know that is not a guarenteed prevention method, my breasts are sore, im terribly exhausted, I pee A LOT, and sometimes the thought/smell of food makes me want to vomit (although I haven't yet). I've had a slight increase in weight, noticable in my stomach region which is odd for me.
I've been thinking it's impossible for me to be pregnant because I've been on Depo so long, and I haven't been off of it long enough for my regular menstrual cycle to return but I figured i'd pose the question anyways because you never know!
Any thoughts or personal stories of getting pregnant after Depo?
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Thu, 08-17-2006 - 11:47pm

Hunny you sound very pregnant. Everyone body is different and reacts differently. I had a girlfriend and she was on depo missed her shot but since she has always been very fertile, she got pregnant the next month and hadn't a period in months, still hadn't, just started getting the symptoms.

So to stop the worrying and could be's, just take a hpt. I would try to get a blood preg test done, most doc's require to get one if you plan on back on depo if you have missed your shots as a precaution. I would go that route since they tell you they won't perform a blood test until 10 days after your miss cycle. That way if you get a blood test their won't be no doubt in your mind.

I have another story for you. My god daughter just born in December, her mother and father hadn't had sex before she got pregnant. How she got pregnant which we all thought was a lie till I had her doc explain it to me. They were fooling around, they have been together for 5 years. So they decide to fool around one day and him rubbing up against her, putting the head there but not up in her. Well she got pregnant. Her doctor said that naturally because neither of them had sex in so long (5 years) he definitely had pre-cum sipping with some very FERTILE backup sperm lol so now there is a baby. I was truly like that is a after school special sex ed type stuff. but it can very much happen. Their still waiting to they get married to do the do for real but I was like you had a child who cares now!!

good luck and go test

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Fri, 08-18-2006 - 12:00am
Holy cow!
Wow!
Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to give a HPT a try!
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Fri, 08-18-2006 - 1:52am
Well I went out to Walmart and got a HPT just because I was curious, took it a little while ago around 1:30am, and it was negative. The HPT pack came with three tests, so i'll save the other two just in case, it will be hard to tell if I do get pregnant because i've been on Depo and don't have a regular period so I can't track whether i'm late or not.
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