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Could one still have spotting after stopping depo-provera provera (medroxyprogesterone)?
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Depoprovera: Depoprovera is a injectable contraceptive medication that last 3 months in your body. It is very strong and chances of becoming pregnant while on this contraceptive are rare although never impossible.It functions by thickening the cervical mucous and changing the endometrium in addition to suppresing ovulation.Side effect like abnormal bleeding are very common and can last months after last dose.
Answered 8/10/2016
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Got the Depo-Provera provera (medroxyprogesterone) dec 19 and bled til january 15 and started spotting two days ago, is this normal?
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Off of the Depo-Provera provera, (medroxyprogesterone) 15 weeks now without a shot. For two days very lite spotting, then neon pink.Literally. Now its gone. What is going on?
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Im on the Depo-Provera provera (medroxyprogesterone) shot. Normally, I don't have bleeding until 10-15 days before I get the next shot and it's light. Is random spotting normal?
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Depo provera (medroxyprogesterone) shot, after sex lately i spot, dark brown mucus-like spotting yesterday, today it was red but went away. When i wipe its faint pink.Why?
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So i haven't had a period in 2 yrs thanks to Depo-Provera shot i quit it and took just provera (medroxyprogesterone) pills this morn i was spotting pink no period what's going on?
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