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A 21-year-old female asked:
I have depo-provera and soon will be due for a new shot and everything been fine until the past 4 days i've been gettin dark red blood spots what do that mean?
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Dr. Warren Everettanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Nothing: this is not uncommon with depo. Get your repeat shot as scheduled and let them not that in your record
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Dr. Claudette Andersonanswered
Specializes in Gynecology
That's not uncommon: Once you get the shot it stops.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology 36 years experience
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Dr. Olakitan Akinjagunlaanswered
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