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Can stress cause bleeding on depo?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: Stress will not cause bleeding, but the nunber one side effect of the depo-provera shot is irregular and unpredictable bleeding. About 80% of women who use depo-provera will have abnormal bleeding for some period of time, possibly up to 8 months or more.

Answered 6/20/2015

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