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A member asked:

I stopped taking the depo-provera and was having tenderness in my breast. i took a pregnancy test and it came back negative was the tenderness a side effect?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

YES: Breast tenderness can certainly be a side effect of the Depo-Provera injection.

Dr Arnold agreed

Answered 9/29/2016

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Hormonal changes: Any major shifts in your hormones (such as going off Depo) can cause changes in the breast and vaginal / uterine tissues. You will get back to normal in 1-3 months after stopping Depo usually.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/17/2015

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I am on the Depo-Provera shot but my breast are sore to were , wearing a bra is uncomfortable . My lower back and hips sometimes have sharp pains in them?

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Missed Depo-Provera 5 weeks ago, very nauseated, sore breasts, keep getting negative hpt-3 days ago. No usual spotting, only white discharge. Just hormones?

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My breasts are so sore, I stopped taking the depo provera shot. Could it be the cause?

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