A 40-year-old member asked:

if you took the pill medroxyprogesterone for 7 days and stopped, can you have a period for 5 weeks?

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Dr. Michael Sparacino answered

Family Medicine 37 years experience

See below: You would most likely have a period within 72 hours of cessation of the medication.

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A female asked:

Doc gave me provera (medroxyprogesterone) for 7 days period came 3days after last pill has since started (amethia lo) .How long will it take before my period stops n adjust?

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A 24-year-old female asked:

Took provera (medroxyprogesterone) pill to increase bleeding during period. Got my period a couple weeks after. Will my period follow this schedule now? Like it will start again in 28 days?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

P.C.O.S. And trying to conceive. Failed IUI + Clomid cycle. Period induced with provera (medroxyprogesterone) after 5 days of stopping pill... Now 12 days after: nothing?

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A 31-year-old female asked:

Been 7 days since last pill of provera (medroxyprogesterone) still no period.Slight dark brown spotting.Can this b considered as 1st day of cycle.Need to tk Clomid on day ?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Took Provera (medroxyprogesterone) pill because of amenorrhea after stopping birth control. I took Provera (medroxyprogesterone) for 10 days. It's been 2 weeks and no period still? Why?

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