Hey, I'm a teen and I'm confused about my recent depo provera shot?

bexoth2011 · Nov 15th, 2009, 18:40 PM

Hey everyone! I'm definitely scared right now.
OK so I was waiting to conceive until I was 20 something.
But now I'm confused. Because I recently got a depo provera shot and I'm unsure whether it worked

see, I first got depo a while back, and then stopped to explore other birth control methods. During the 2 months I was off it (or about that amount of time), I only had 1 period. However, I was tested for pregnancy, but nothing came up.
Now, I'm on depo again, but they gave me the shot when I wasn't menstruating.

SO IM CONFUSED: Did the shot work? Because I wasnt bleeding when they gave me the shot! ! !
Because I "did it" about 28 or 29 days after the shot.

I'm so scared, could I be pregnant? Or could I have been pregnant before the shot, and I still am pregnant?

I'm worried because I've been spotting, and sometimes bleeding.

Worried!
Thanks --- sorry for TMI !
-b

kit603 · Nov 15th, 2009, 18:52 PM

I don't really know too much about the depo provera shots hun, but I think your best course of action would probably be to do a home pregnancy test and possibly see your local GP.

How long ago did you have sex?

bexoth2011 · Nov 15th, 2009, 18:55 PM

Well the last time I had sex without a condom was after I got the depo shot. It was on October 26th I think?
I think I had sex last week as well. (I forget everything lately though!)

Windmills · Nov 16th, 2009, 06:14 AM

You don't have to be on your period when you get the depo, I think the only reason they would say that would be to give it a bit of time to get into your system since they assume you don't have sex while you're on. Anyway, my sister has had loads of weird spotting/bleeding and she's definitely not pregnant. The depo also makes your periods really weird, and it gave me pregnancy symptoms aswell. It's really really unlikely to conceive while you're on it, but it can happen so

If you're really worried, take a test xx

kit603 · Nov 16th, 2009, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bexoth2011

Well the last time I had sex without a condom was after I got the depo shot. It was on October 26th I think?
I think I had sex last week as well. (I forget everything lately though!)

Its unlikely that you'd be pregnant, but your best bet would be to wait until a couple of weeks after you've had sex and take a pregnancy test.

bexoth2011 · Nov 16th, 2009, 07:48 AM

thank you everyone! I will take one dollar store one tho just to be certain in a few weeks. But thanks for your advice everyone, i dont think i am anymore and im not as worried

thanks!

Princess L · Nov 16th, 2009, 10:15 AM

I was on depo for a year before I decided to change back to the pill. You are MUCH better off on the depo if you don't want to get pregnant. It is effective if you get it on time and when I had my 1st shot I was half way through a packet of the pill and that didn't matter. As long as you get it done every 12 weeks then you will be fine and antibiotics don't mess it up like they do with the pill (that's how I got pregnant!) I also had lots of pregnancy symptoms while on depo cos the injection actually tricks your body into thinking it is pregnant. But i had no periods or bleeding the entire time - it's different for every woman. I'd take a test to put your mind at rest but it will probably be negative.

Love Bunny · Nov 16th, 2009, 10:36 AM

I got pregnant on the depo after 2 years on it - no birth control is %100 effective - if you don't wanna get pregnant wear condoms

bexoth2011 · Nov 16th, 2009, 16:43 PM

Thank you lovebunny! I will definitely keep that in mind !!!

bexoth2011 · Nov 16th, 2009, 16:58 PM

Princess L ---
I'm scared now. Because I've been taking Amoxicillin, which is an antibiotic.
Does depo not go with certain antibiotics, or all of them in general?

Worried!

Nov 15th, 2009, 18:40 PM	#1
bexoth2011 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 312	Hey, I'm a teen and I'm confused about my recent depo provera shot? Hey everyone! I'm definitely scared right now. OK so I was waiting to conceive until I was 20 something. But now I'm confused. Because I recently got a depo provera shot and I'm unsure whether it worked see, I first got depo a while back, and then stopped to explore other birth control methods. During the 2 months I was off it (or about that amount of time), I only had 1 period. However, I was tested for pregnancy, but nothing came up. Now, I'm on depo again, but they gave me the shot when I wasn't menstruating. SO IM CONFUSED: Did the shot work? Because I wasnt bleeding when they gave me the shot! ! ! Because I "did it" about 28 or 29 days after the shot. I'm so scared, could I be pregnant? Or could I have been pregnant before the shot, and I still am pregnant? I'm worried because I've been spotting, and sometimes bleeding. Worried! Thanks --- sorry for TMI ! -b

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Nov 15th, 2009, 18:52 PM	#2
kit603 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 3,300	I don't really know too much about the depo provera shots hun, but I think your best course of action would probably be to do a home pregnancy test and possibly see your local GP. How long ago did you have sex?

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Nov 15th, 2009, 18:55 PM	#3
bexoth2011 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 312	Well the last time I had sex without a condom was after I got the depo shot. It was on October 26th I think? I think I had sex last week as well. (I forget everything lately though!)

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Nov 16th, 2009, 06:14 AM	#4
Windmills Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8,406	You don't have to be on your period when you get the depo, I think the only reason they would say that would be to give it a bit of time to get into your system since they assume you don't have sex while you're on. Anyway, my sister has had loads of weird spotting/bleeding and she's definitely not pregnant. The depo also makes your periods really weird, and it gave me pregnancy symptoms aswell. It's really really unlikely to conceive while you're on it, but it can happen so If you're really worried, take a test xx

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Nov 16th, 2009, 07:48 AM	#6
bexoth2011 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 312	thank you everyone! I will take one dollar store one tho just to be certain in a few weeks. But thanks for your advice everyone, i dont think i am anymore and im not as worried thanks!

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Nov 16th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#7
Princess L Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 40	I was on depo for a year before I decided to change back to the pill. You are MUCH better off on the depo if you don't want to get pregnant. It is effective if you get it on time and when I had my 1st shot I was half way through a packet of the pill and that didn't matter. As long as you get it done every 12 weeks then you will be fine and antibiotics don't mess it up like they do with the pill (that's how I got pregnant!) I also had lots of pregnancy symptoms while on depo cos the injection actually tricks your body into thinking it is pregnant. But i had no periods or bleeding the entire time - it's different for every woman. I'd take a test to put your mind at rest but it will probably be negative.

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Nov 16th, 2009, 10:36 AM	#8
Love Bunny Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 2,301	I got pregnant on the depo after 2 years on it - no birth control is %100 effective - if you don't wanna get pregnant wear condoms

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Nov 16th, 2009, 16:43 PM	#9
bexoth2011 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 312	Thank you lovebunny! I will definitely keep that in mind !!!

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Nov 16th, 2009, 16:58 PM	#10
bexoth2011 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 312	Princess L --- I'm scared now. Because I've been taking Amoxicillin, which is an antibiotic. Does depo not go with certain antibiotics, or all of them in general? Worried!

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