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What are the chances of getting pregnant with a condom and without a condom while on the depo-provera shot?

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Dr. Justin Diedrich answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Failure rates : Condom perfect use failure rate about 5%. Condom real world failure rate about 15%. Depo perfect use failure rate less than 1%. Depo real world failure rate about 3%.

Answered 4/23/2014

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