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What are the chances of getting pregnant if taking depo-provera provera (medroxyprogesterone) & antibotics ?

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Dr. Scott Kramer answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Very low: Depo so effectively shuts down ovulation and makes inside uterine lining unreceptive to implantation of a fertilized egg that only ~1% women get pregnant each year that use it.

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Answered 11/9/2019

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