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I've been on the depo for almost a year and i started experiencing heavy bleeding.it's hard to put on a tampon and i'm getting horrible cramps. help?
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Help on the way: Help is on the way if you make an appointment with a GYN MD very soon. Depo can cause breakthrough spotty bleeding, but this type of bleeding is not characteristic of Depo use. This bleeding and cramping may be due to something other that Depo.
Answered 12/16/2015
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