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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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No periods after depo.....

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 14:52

Has anyone got these answers for my stressed mate...
Ive been on depo for 2 years come of it august 04 havnt had a period since and we are desprete for our second baby ......

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beansprout · 06/04/2005 22:49

I'm really miffed as I have been on dep since my son was born in October and I haven't been warned about any of this. Am not impressed. Will be having words with the nurse!!

milesysgirl · 06/04/2005 22:46

any 1 with ne more info for me please

milesysgirl · 06/04/2005 22:46

bump please

Moomin · 31/03/2005 20:24

took me 1 year to get my periods back and really messed my cycle up. the nurse at the FPC said that they would not recommend depo to anyone considering a family in the next 2 years at least.

alux · 31/03/2005 19:55

It will go back to normal. I am currently 36 wks pg. What I also found alarming was that when my periods came back, for at least a year is was more or less black sticky-looking gunge rather than what a period ought to look like. Luckily back then I wasn't planning on a baby. My periods took about another year to look normal. Never again. As I wasn't trying to conceive, it made me very nervous about ovulating without having periods and was frightened that I may get pg without knowing.

milosmum · 31/03/2005 19:49

i was on the depo for 3 years and nobody told me it could take so long to have a period again after i stopped it. i eventually had a period 1 yr and 8 months later but talking to a doctor he said it can affect your fertility for up to 2 years! (little late telling me now!)when we concieved the last time (at xams) that ended in a miscarraige and i blame the depo.... still trying though!i ve now resorted to an ovulation kit as i also want another desparatly.

milesysgirl · 31/03/2005 19:37

oh dear u poor thing i think cause i fell quickly with my first son i thought it would happen again..

alux · 31/03/2005 19:34

I took only 3 shots of depo and think that was too much. First my sex drive disappeared for at least 9 months - even trying was painful - and my periods disappeared for 2 yrs.

milesysgirl · 31/03/2005 19:30

thanks alot

lou33 · 31/03/2005 19:26

Hope it helps

milesysgirl · 31/03/2005 19:25

thanks foe that lou x

lou33 · 31/03/2005 19:22

This link says it can take up to 18m for your regular cycle to return.

milesysgirl · 31/03/2005 19:16

hi there i am the stressed mate !!! any one got any more answers for me please

milesysgirl · 31/03/2005 19:16

bump- please

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 17:57

bump any more advice please

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 16:00

ooops sorry about that!!

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 15:59

do you think i should buy an ovulation kit so i have a rough idea on when and if im ovulating????

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 15:59

do you think i should buy an ovulation kit so i have a rough idea on when and if im ovulating????

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 15:59

do you think i should buy an ovulation kit so i have a rough idea on when and if im ovulating????

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 15:54

ok thanks alot that was really helpful

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HelloMama · 30/03/2005 15:30

Neither contraceptive pills nor the depo injection will make you put on weight. What they do in some women is to increase their appetite (the progestogen hormone can act like an appeitie stimulant). Thus, if you feel hungrier, and start eating more (usually snack foods) then you will put on weight. If you are aware that hunger could be a side-effect, and continue eating as you always did (or eat healthy snacks like fruit) then you won't put on the weight. But this doesn't happen to every woman anyway. Some women actually lose weight! HTH

HelloMama · 30/03/2005 15:27

Yes it can take about a year for periods to return to normal. I always advise women that if they were thinking about TTC in the next 6 - 12 months then not to use depo for contraception, or to discontinue with the injections if they are already on it. Saying this though, some women will get pregnant if they are just a few days late for their injection, so it is very random as to when fertility does return!

Its not usual to be ovulating regularly and not seeing periods. A period shows that you have ovulated but the egg hasn't been needed / fertilised that month, so you normally ovulate before you see a period (if everything is working as it should). Thats why some people get pregnant immediately after discontinuing hormonal contraception and never see a period inbetween, just because the egg got used as soon as it was released IYSWIM. I would also tell your friend that she should already be taking folic acid and having lots of sex (sounds obvious but you would be surprised) in order to fertilise that random egg! Good luck!

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ebbie22 · 30/03/2005 15:23

as i avnt had a period for two years how will i no when im ovulating ...

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QueenEagle · 30/03/2005 15:21

When I was debating whether to have depo, my doc told me I'd put weight on but as I was quite active and sporty this didn't bother me too much at the time. I do remember saying though that if I was on it for too long I'd get so fat my dh wouldn't fancy me anyway so I wouldn't need to use it anymore!!!

RnB · 30/03/2005 15:20

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