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I've been bleeding heavily for 2 1/2 weeks since i got my 1st depo-provera shot 1 1/2 months ago. is there anything i can do to stop it & am i losing too much?

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Estrogen: Sometimes your gyn will prescribe a course of estrogen to stop this type of bleeding. Its hard to know if you are losing too much without doing a blood test to see. If you are soaking a pad or tampon an hour, you are probably losing too much. Best wishes!

Answered 6/4/2015

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