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Why is it that my depo-provera shot changes how much discharge is being made and what it looks like? i have no infections or stds, i've been tested. hormones?
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Depo- progesterone: can increase the quality and quantity of normal vaginal and cervical sexual mucous. This is not an uncommon side effect.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Hormones: Progesterone (the provera (medroxyprogesterone) in Depo-Provera provera (medroxyprogesterone)) causes the cervical mucous to thicken and vaginal secretions.
Answered 2/19/2015
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