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I had a positive pregnancy test while on the depo-provera and always on time with it. could it be true? can you get pregs on the depo?

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Dr. Gena Kluwe answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depo is highly : Reliable. However, you have to be sure the patient isn't pregnant when started on depo. Is that a possibility?

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Answered 1/13/2015

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