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Had baby aug. 15 2012 went on depo-provera last shot was 9 months ago no period, not pregnant random brown smears, what's wrong?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Still Breastfeeding?: I would bet that there is a combination of the hormones in Depo-Provera and breast feeding that is leading to prolonged period of restarting your cycles. Your ob/gyn specialist will be best to answer this question for you.

Answered 2/19/2015

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