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Pressure when lying on stomach like when i was pregnant. not currently pregnant and on depo-provera provera (medroxyprogesterone). what could cause this pressure besides pregnancy?

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Bowell distension: Can cause it. Progesterone relaxes smooth muscles( part of your bowell. As a result you may have some bowell distension that explains your simptoms.

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Answered 5/1/2015

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