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A member asked:

Almost 4th shot of depo-provera and started bleeding. was put on viorele to stop it. stopped after 4 days. will stopping the pill start the bleeding again?

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Yes, a little: The breakthrough bleeding associated with the Depo-Provera shot is related to the thinning of the uterine lining. Additional hormones will help to stop this, but expect a small withdrawal bleed with their stop. This will hopefully then revert back to no bleeding.

Answered 2/19/2015

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