Could I be pregnant again after abortion?

[Angelfish411]

Ok so please don’t judge me by the subject of this thread because it’s not like I’m being careless.
Basically, I got pregnant a few months ago and after a long thoughts I decided to have a surgical abortion. This happened at the end of September. The surgeons asked me about future contraception and we decided on the Depo injection. They said they would give me this that day. When I came round from the anesthetic, they told me they had given me the injection.

Anyways I had sex with my partner about 3 weeks after that. Unprotected of course because I had been told I’d been given the injection. So basically I’m still waiting on my period. I know they can take a while to return but in a few days it’ll be about 7 weeks since my termination and I’m getting so paranoid that I’m pregnant again. I don’t have the sore boobs that I had but I am feeling really really tired and those two plus the no periods was the only symptoms I really had during the time I was pregnant. I know I can easily take a test and find out but please understand I am absolutely petrified that it might come back positive.
I was so ashamed when I had my termination before, I couldn’t face going back and doing that again.
Has this happened to anyone else or have there been any similar experiences?
I will take a test in due course but I’m just looking for people who might be able to put my mind at rest a bit

Depo can stop periods so it could be that that is causing the symptoms. Take a test

It's unlikely you are pregnant, but not impossible, best to get yourself test to ease your mind. For what it's worth, I know the feeling of panic, even though it's only a tiny chance your brain will try and convince you otherwise!

Just take a test now. There's no reason in the world not to.

Depo often stops your periods, it's one of the reasons lots of women choose it.

Were you not given an information sheet or anything with drug info and side effects to watch for etc on it?!

Thanks for the replies everyone. I will take the test of course, I’m just trying to settle my nerves a bit.
The weird thing is I never got any information on it. They just said they’d given me it before I’d woken up. To be honest after the procedure it was kind of just like that’s you sorted now, on your way. Nobody told me about recovery or periods returning or any after care information at all

Depo injection stopped my periods completely.

Best to take a test though to set your mind at ease.

I fell pregnant with the coil, twice. Definitely take a test asap, I kept putting off doing a test because I assumed I was protected and was terrified of being pregnant. Hopefully it's just the injection stopping your periods x

Another one here who has been on Depo for ages 🙋‍♀️ they stop periods completely so I'm sure that's all that's happened, however as other posters have said take a test to put your mind as rest. You need to have the injection redone at your gp surgery every 3 months.

Hi, the depo injection also stopped my periods completely as soon as I had it. So it's unlikely that you are pregnant :)

Im terrified im pregnant again after abortion 5 weeks ago!
Weve had sex once since and we used protection but i have awful cramping, nausea and the metallic taste in my mouth.
I finished ovulating a few days ago and felt like this since then. We had sex about 3-4 days before ovulation.
Anyone been in this situation?

Please no judgmental comments.