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A member asked:

Do the depo shot increase your chances of not having kids in the future ?

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Dr. Nelson Sturgis answered

Decreased fertility: depo provera (medroxyprogesterone) has a side effect of possible decreased fertility after use

Dr Italia and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/20/2015

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I took Depo-Provera shot for about to three years now i'm trying to have a family, i've been trying since august 2012 no baby but ? Is can I have children then

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I've been on the shot since 2008 i just got off this year in january. How long does the Depo-Provera take to leave my body? Will i be able to have another kid?

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If I've stopped having a cycle completely from the depo shot my chances are slim of being pregnant? Right ? I don't have cycles but have unprot. Sex

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I took the shot Depo for a little over a year and recently stopped apprx. 10 weeks ago I had sex and got plan b pill are my chances of pregnancy high?

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