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I had a post earlier on depo provera but I still haven't had my period even before I've taken it! I had like one spot of light light brown discharge the day after I had the shot. I never took the EC pill (I had sex the day after the depo shot when my doctor told me to wait a week), and I've been feeling really weird lately. My boyfriend has came inside of me a few times and has pre cummed inside of me plenty of times already since we haven't been using protection at all since the shot but even he thinks now that I'm pregnant. I get sharp pains in my lower abdominal & I also get really light headed and hot flashes. I don't have a clue what's wrong with me. If I'm pregnant I really just want to kill myself because I feel ashamed and my family would be very dissapointed in me. PLEASE HELP. =[
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If your doctor recommended you wait a week before relying on the Depo fully, you really should've done that. With all hormonal methods of birth control, it's better to give the body some time to adjust before assuming that you're fully protected.
So I really think that, at this point, you should call the doc who prescribed the Depo to you and tell them what happened. It is perfectly normal to have some bleeding wonky-ness if you're starting a hormonal method of bc, but what with the risks you've taken, you'll probably want to take a pregnancy test.
In the meantime, try not to stress out so much. You took some risks and now you'll have to deal with the consquences, but there's really no use in freaking completely before you even know for sure whether you're pregnant.
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Is there a high percent of me being pregnant? Are there any risks of anything happening to the baby with the depo shot being in my immune system?
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Provided you go the depo shot at the beginning of your cycle (within the first few days of your period), your risk is probably small.
However, you should still call your doctor as September suggested and explain this to them. There should be no risks to a pregnancy with the depo shot, but this is another reason why you need to call your doctor.
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I NEVER got it in the beginning of my period! I still haven't had my period at all even before the depo shot!
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I'm a bit confused - when was the last time you got the shot? During the times with your partner, were you currently on the shot? Your post gave the impression you were.
Because you've been on depo, that may be the reason you haven't seen your period, it can have different effects on different women in terms of their cycles.
You should definitely discuss your period situation with your doctor, and if you are concerned about pregnancy, you can always take a pregnancy test.
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The last time and FIRST time I've gotten it was July 19th. Even before the shot I never got my period for the month of June. =/
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