Black River Falls, WI
A 22-year-old female asked:
I was on the depo birth control shot for a little over two year and just got my period back and i was sopose to get my period 3 days ago and didn't so i took a home pregnancy test and it was negative so i am just wondering what find of advice you have for
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Gynecology 30 years experience
Depends: It depends on when you had your last Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone) injections. Some women take almost a year for things to get back to normal. If you don't want to be pregnant, us another form of contraception since you can't rely on your cycles for quite a while.
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Dr. Karen Butleranswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
See ans: After coming off of birth control the body must regulate itself and be given time to put itself back into balance. This can take several months be patient and let the body regulate itself.
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