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A 29-year-old female asked:
Got my 3rd depo-provera last week and had sex day after. now feeling cramping and abdominal pain. would you say it's an effect of depo-provera or pregnancy?
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Cramping after depo: More likely Depo-Provera or UTI, a bit early to get cramping from pregnancy, would just be around the time of implantation if you ovulated last week. But with cramping would go to urgent care /doctor and get checked with U/A , HCG may need antibiotics for UTI or vaginiitis like mycoplasma/ureoplasma, if all negative may be the hormonal changes of depo. if the pain persists and U/A negative need sono
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