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No periods after depo.....

60 replies

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 ......

OP posts:
lou33 · 31/03/2005 19:26

Hope it helps

milesysgirl · 31/03/2005 19:30

thanks alot

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 19:37

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

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.

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.

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.

milesysgirl · 06/04/2005 22:46

bump please

milesysgirl · 06/04/2005 22:46

any 1 with ne more info for me please

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 · 07/04/2005 22:16

i didnt no ne of this either i reallt wish i was told as we r soo despretely trying for a baby

expatinscotland · 07/04/2005 22:22

I worked in a women's clinic in the US where the nurses routinely warned women not to use Depo unless they had completed their families. Many were from cultures where birth control is frowned upon, so Depo offered them a way to avoid pregnancy w/o having any contraceptives laying around for their husbands to find. Some even stopped menstruating so their spouses believed they were in menopause.

HelloMama · 07/04/2005 22:27

You could go to your GP and ask them to take some baseline bloods to find out what is happening to your menstrual cycle. These bloods should tell you whether you are about to ovulate etc, or if everything is still 'suspended' as it were. It would give you an idea at least. How old are you milesysgirl?

I have to admit that I am a bit of a skeptic about ovulation kits, as they are so very expensive. It takes the average woman 6-12 months to conceive even if she has not been on depo, so I think it is worth trying for 6 months. If you still haven't conceieved by then, then go to your GP and get some bloods done. This will be a more accurate representative of what is really happening, and it won't cost a thing. It is actually quite hard to get pregnant when you think about the mechanics of it all... unless of course you are 14... and its your first time...

HelloMama · 07/04/2005 22:29

depo is a brilliant contraceptive, especially if you do want long-term contraception. its just not great if you decide you want to conceive quite soon after stopping the method. You should just always be aware of the facts first before starting it though so you can make an informed decision.

expatinscotland · 07/04/2005 22:32

It does offer a good option to a lot of women, Hello, particularly those who no longer want any more children but whose culture looks down on birth control. It's discreet as well.

I did see two ladies, however, who did not realise they had ovulated before receiving their first injection and became pregnant.

HelloMama · 07/04/2005 22:34

they not only had ovulated but they had had unprotected sex as well! its a bit dodgy giving depo and not checking about things like that first!

expatinscotland · 07/04/2005 22:37

Unfortunately, Hello, this was a county-run clinic that treated many refugees and new immigrants. There was difficulty in educating some on how the body worked. Also, for some married women, unprotected sex isn't always a matter of choice, sadly. The nurses did the best they could, b/c so many of the patients had 5 or more children and were desperate not to get pregnant again.

It was a challenging assignment and most definitely a learning experience.

HelloMama · 07/04/2005 22:43

Sounds like you had a great experience expat.

expatinscotland · 07/04/2005 22:44

There were some amazing professionals doing a tremendous job helping women - now that can't be a/thing other than a positive experience!

But the sense of humour in that place - warped! One of the OBs' daughter's first word was 'vulva'.

milesysgirl · 11/04/2005 20:51

bump....

milesysgirl · 18/04/2005 21:43

ne 1 else got ne advice for me please ...

twinklemummy · 18/04/2005 21:50

hi there ebbie22 i,m in the same boat ttc#2 had implanon removed last may 04 have had periods but not concieved

a few on bounty have had probs with the depo too

hope things settle down soon

milesysgirl · 21/04/2005 13:17

bump please

Rachee · 03/05/2005 15:58

HELP.... now 33, injection wore off sept 04, still no periods... had been on depo for 6 months ( 2 jabs) then before that was using nothing .... had a year free of hormones ( artificial) , didn't come on in that time either.
Before that had been on depo for 5 years.
Have i damaged my chances for children, as have read reports about eggs not ever returning, or being very small. Before injection i used to be very heavy and painfull.... hence no periods has been a blessing, but only a blessing if it will come normal again....

Shall i leave it to nature or go to doctors? Do doctors help .....

33, married, no kids, wishing for best news to happen next year.

milesysgirl · 07/05/2005 22:32

hi there rachee i would go to the doctors if i were u ive been trying since august 04 for no 2 and the docs refering me to the hospital in june .. no harm in seeing them ....