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What would happen if you got pregnant while taking the depo-provera shot? i have been taking the shot regularly for a year. i was wondering what would happen if i got pregnant and did not know it, while continuing the shot. would the pregnancy abort? woul
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As : As long as you are receiving your shot every 3 months as directed on time, then you have a less than 1% chance of becoming pregnant. Even if you are in that small percentage of women that do become pregnant on Depo-Provera provera, (medroxyprogesterone) it will not harm you or the baby.
Answered 10/3/2016
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