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First dose of the depo shot & missed period

Hello there... I gave birth to a baby girl on November 2nd 2006. On November 4th 2006 I received my first dose of the depo shot. After the normal bleeding in pregnancy ended after 2 weeks, a week later I had extreamly light bleeding in the beginning of December that lasted about 4 days. I have not yet had a period since then. I was due for my 2nd depo shot on January 28th but due to a mix up with the dr and I , I was unable to receive it. I was wondering if just one dose of depo , beings how I received it 2 days after giving birth, can make me have missed periods, or should I be worried about the possibility of being pregnant?

This is rather normal with Depo. I was on for 3 years and never experienced a period.

You can take a HPT using first morning urine to ease your mind, but this is common for some women who use DepoProvera.

OK I had my son in August 17th but didn't get my shot until dec. 20th and I too missed my period and call the advise nurse and she said that most often once you get the shot you won't have a period myself I've been spotting for almost two weeks which can happen with the shot so missing your periods is perfectly normal...

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Originally Posted by KeriLynnLove

Hello there.....i gave birth to a baby girl on november 2nd 2006. on november 4th 2006 i recieved my first dose of the depo shot. after the normal bleeding in pregnancy ended after 2 weeks, a week later i had extreamly light bleeding in the beginning of december that lasted about 4 days. i have not yet had a period since then. i was due for my 2nd depo shot on January 28th but due to a mix up with the dr and i , i was unable to recieve it. i was wondering if just one dose of depo , beings how i recieved it 2 days after giving birth, can make me have missed periods, or should i be worried about the possibility of being pregnant?

Missing your period on Depo is VERY common, you may have irragular peroids, short periods, no periods... it all depends on your body.. I would not recommend depo to any of my friends as it messed with my body pretty bad.. when I actually did get off the shot.. I had my period for very long period!