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A member asked:

Is it safe to start taking sprintec a week before i'm supposed to get my new depo-provera shot or should i wait until the week after.

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Start before, if pos: It would be better to start the pill before you are due for your next shot. You may experience some irregular bleeding the first month or two due to the effect of the Depo shot.

Answered 6/8/2014

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Birth control and Plan B hello, im on birth control on the Depo-Provera shot . I skipped a month and when i went to get it they gave me Plan B and the shot doctor told me to wait a week to have unprotected sex.. Later that eveing i took the Plan B and few

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Before I was supposed to get my third Depo-Provera shot I bled for a month. I'm on the second month and skipped it on the 13th. Still bleeding. Normal?? Ugh

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Hey.I am taking the Depo-Provera shot and i was just wondering if I am supposed to get a period every month! i haven't had one this month, should I be worried?

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