What is Depo Provera? How does it work? How well does it work? What will I notice? Can I still become pregnant after stopping the injections? If you are planning a pregnancy soon it may be best not to use Depo Provera. Who can use it? Most people can use Depo Provera, even those who cannot use the combined contraceptive pill.
Who should not use it? If you have had breast cancer you should not use Depo Provera. If you are planning a pregnancy in the next few months you may prefer to use a different type of contraceptive. What are the advantages? Lasts for 13 weeks. No daily pill taking. No one else needs to know you are using it.
Helps if you have heavy or painful periods. What are the disadvantages? Are there any possible side effects? The two pink lines showed up as I was still peeing. From that day on, everything was a whirlwind. Four days later, an ultrasound showed that she was 23 weeks and 6 days along. My boyfriend and I were in shock. Only days after we found out we were expecting, we learned that we were having a boy.
I remember feeling betrayed by modern medicine. As we counted backward, we realized I'd gotten pregnant before I even got the shot. Depo-Provera is considered a Category X drug by the FDA , which means that the medicine has been shown to create problems with the fetus. There's a risk of harm to the unborn baby with using Category X drugs during pregnancy, and most doctors agree they should be avoided whenever possible.
Getting Depo while pregnant can also lead to low birth weight, though studies have shown that this risk doesn't necessarily cause any problems later in life. Olivia's doctor assured her that a majority of babies who are exposed to Depo-Provera in the womb end up being completely healthy with no lasting effects.
And the doctor was right. Zephyr Hudson was born on March 8, at nine pounds one ounce and twenty-two inches long. He was completely healthy and thriving all throughout the pregnancy and from the moment he entered the world. He rarely cries, loves to eat, and at seven months is a whopping 22 pounds already!
From baby showers to moving and squeezing six months' worth of nesting into one, everything was amazing. I just missed this months period despite that my next date of injection is next month. Just discovered that I have positive pregnancy test. She didn't get pregnant on Depo-Provera. She got pregnant before her first shot. That's why it is 1 in 99 and she isn't the 1.
Yes she had a baby but she got him before Depo. Please right things that are true. Depo Provera is a hormone used for contraception. It is given by injection and its effects will last for three months at a time. It is similar to progesterone, which is one of the two main hormones made by a woman's ovaries during her normal cycle.
Because of this, her ovaries will not release an egg and this is how pregnancy is prevented. This is very similar to how the Pill works. Depo Provera is also sometimes used in the treatment of endometriosis. Depo Provera is a highly effective method of contraception when it is given every three months About one in twenty six per cent of women will still get pregnant when using Depo Provera; this is very low compared with other methods. During a normal menstrual cycle, your hormones cause the lining of your uterus to thicken in preparation for a pregnancy.
When it comes time for your period there is very little lining to shed and so you bleed less than you normally would.
After two to three injections, many women will have no periods at all because there is no lining building at all. Some women will have nuisance bleeding, which is usually light and irregular. Occasionally a woman will have troublesome heavy bleeding, which can usually be controlled by hormone treatment. Hormone levels are very low while using Depo Provera, so there is some concern that this may lead to thinning of the bones osteoporosis in women who use Depo Provera for a long period of time.
The importance of this is not yet known, but the changes would be expected to happen more slowly than those that occur normally after menopause and reverse after the injections stop. Although it is extremely difficult to prove a complete lack of risk, Depo Provera has not been shown to have any effect on the risk of breast cancer.
It should be noted that protective effects against cancer of the ovary and uterine lining are very likely.
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