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How common is it to have several pregnancy symptoms while on the dep shot? im on the depo-provera shot and had unprotected sex (about 6 weeks ago) for the last week i've had some light spotting (even though i had a normal period 2 weeks ago) some white d

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Having : Having several pregnancy symptoms while on the Depo-Provera shot can definitely occur for some patients. However, if you suspect that there is any possibility of pregnancy then take a test. It would be very unlikely 6 weeks after your injection however.

Answered 10/3/2016

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A member asked:

How common is it to have several pregnancy symptoms while on the dep shot? im on the depo-provera shot and had unprotected sex (about 6 weeks ago) for the last week i've had some light spotting (even though i had a normal period 2 weeks ago) some white d

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