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A member asked:

The two months on the depo-provera shot i was not bleeding or spotting the third month i started to spot eventually bleed. is this normal ..is this my period?

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Yes: Periods become very irregular on depo you may not bleed at all or bleed often bleeding on Depo-Provera is not period it is just an ovulation irregular bleeding no control or regularity on this bleeding.

Answered 2/19/2015

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I had my period earlier this month now I am cramping and bleeding what can it be? I was on Depo-Provera shot about two months ago my shot was due last month its going to be two months since i was suppose to get my shot

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Ive been on the Depo-Provera provera (medroxyprogesterone) shot for a month and ive been bleeding off and on. a normal period for me is 5 days its going on 13 now what do i do.?

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Bleeding for almost a month straight on Depo-Provera shot normal? Bleeding since the start and varies from spotting to light to moderate to nothing

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I know irregular bleeding on the Depo-Provera shot is unpredictable and normal, but am i supposed to be getting the heaviness in my uterous like a period?

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I have been on Depo-Provera for almost two years I recently stopped the shot because ive been experiencing bleeding almost like a period for a year?

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