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A member asked:

On depo-provera shot for 2 years now and never have a real period. brown discharge 2 days ago and now having a full period due for shot in 2 days. normal?

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Probably: Depo-provera is known to cause irregular, breakthrough vaginal bleeding, so your description is a possibility. If you are in doubt or having more symptoms, you should get it checked by a doc in a face to face setting.

Answered 2/9/2014

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