can you get pregnant after being on the depo shot?
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Can I get pregnant after I stop using Depo-Provera? You can become pregnant as soon as 3 to 4 months after your last shot, but it takes some women up to a year or 2 to conceive after they stop using this type of birth control. This time frame seems unrelated to how long you used the shot.
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But not every woman will get their cycle back 5 months after the last injection. In some cases, it may take up to 22 months—or almost two years—for fertility to return after the last injection. Why does this happen? How long you've used Depo-Provera is not associated with a longer period of lack of ovulation.
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Hopefully, your fertility will come back within three or six months after your last shot. This is how it should work, and many women do get pregnant within 8 to 10 months of their last Depo-Provera shot.
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No. Many women stop having their menstrual periods after about 6-12 months of getting Depo-Provera® injections. This is no reason to worry. It's not a medical problem and it does not mean you are pregnant.
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To reduce the chance of getting pregnant: Use a backup method such as condoms, or do not have sex until 7 days after your shot. Consider using emergency contraception if you had sex without a condom in the last 5-7 days.
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For example: If you received the Depo-Provera® injection during the first 5-7 days of a normal menstrual period, you are protected from pregnancy right away.
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Hopefully, your fertility will come back within three or six months after your last shot. This is how it should work, and many women do get pregnant within 8 to 10 months of their last Depo-Provera shot. However, in some cases, it can take longer.
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Contraceptive injections are highly effective. If you've had your injection on time, it's very unlikely that you'll become pregnant. If you think that you might be pregnant then do a pregnancy test or speak to your doctor or nurse as soon as possible. Using the contraceptive injection doesn't affect a pregnancy test.
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One injection usually works for at least three months and sometimes longer. That's why after the last shot of Depo-Provera it can take up to nine to 12 months for all the hormones to get out of the body.
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Depo-Provera® can cause lighter menstrual periods or no period at all. If you get your Depo-Provera® injection at the right time, less than 1 woman will become pregnant in a year. Depo-Provera injections do NOT protect against sexually transmitted infections. You need to use a condom any time you have sex.
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there can be a delay of up to 1 year before your periods return to normal and you can become pregnant. some people may put on weight when they use Depo-Provera or Sayana Press contraceptive injections. you may experience side effects like headaches, acne, hair loss, decreased sex drive and mood swings.
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With the implant, you can get pregnant as soon as it is removed. It may take 3 to 18 months after your last shot to get pregnant.
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No period since April 2020 due to the Depo Shot. Can you still get pregnant without a period? If you're using the birth control shot correctly, which means getting it every 12-13 weeks (3 months), it's highly unlikely that you'll get pregnant. Only 6 out of 100 people get pregnant each year while using the shot.
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Contraception Injection: It may take between 8 – 12 months to return to your normal cycle and fertility after your last injection, although in some individuals this may be longer. If you may want to become pregnant in the next 12 to 18 months we advise you not to use this method of contraception.
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As you continue to use Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection, you may skip a period or stop having periods completely. This is normal. More than half of all women who use Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection for one year have no menstrual bleeding.
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It may take up to 10 months after stopping the birth control shot to get pregnant. If you decide that you want to get pregnant right away after you stop getting the shot, you should know the shot may delay your ability to get pregnant by up to 10 months.
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Please schedule an appointement for your depo shot. You will have a pregnancy test to make sure you are not pregnant before receiving the shot. It takes 7 days for the shot to be effective if you have missed a shot.