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Does depo make your breasts bigger?

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

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Depo: It may cause breast tenderness but not necessarily enlargement

Answered 9/29/2016

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Right breast throbbing pain I wear a push up bra and sleep without a bra on my side and Im also on depo this has been happening since yesterday could they be the cause its only really Im one spot near the top?

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I just took my 3rd dosage of my birth control shot (depo) about three weeks ago. Just within the last week I have noticed my breasts feel a little Fuller? Could this possibly be caused by the shot? Possibly due to gaining some weight?

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I'm towards the end of my first Depo shot. I go for my second on April 9th. Is it normal for one of my breasts to get sore every now and then?

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If you just got on the Depo-Provera shot can that cause for you to have pains in your breast?

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