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A member asked:

Are there any birth defects if a woman gets a depo-provera shot and she didn't know she was pregnant?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

No - not to worry.: Depo-provera has not been linked to any birth defects.

Dr Fisher and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/28/2012

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