Will deprovera make me infertile?

Question

I was on the shot from the age 15-19. Now I am 23 and have been married almost a year and still have not concieved. I overheard someone talking about the shot, if used for long periods of time....like years....will make you infertile. Does anyone know any truth to this....PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

I took Depo from 13-17 and after that was birth control pills. Off and on again with that until 22. I didnt get pregnant until I was 24. Dont worry about being infertile, the more stress you put on yourself about it the less likely it is to happen. Don't worry about it. I went through the same thing. I went to my doctor and explained the problem or what I believed to be the problem and went so far as to having the sonogram to check my fallopian tubes to make sure all was well. It was, I was just putting too much pressure on myself because I worried about the whole birth control thing. Its just not your time. Relax, you'll conceive when the time is right.

You also have to remember you only ovulate 1 day out of the month and there's a 3 day timeframe that you should go by to find that date.

The more sex you and your husband have THE LESS LIKELY it is that you will get pregnant. Opposite of what people think. Every time he busts a nut it weakens his sperm. The less often you have sex the stronger his sperm will be. My doctor told me it takes a full 2 to 2 1/2 weeks for a mans sperm to gain its full potential.

So chill out on the sex (not even masturbating, for him)so his soldiers can line up, figure out when youre most likely to ovulate, and relax, its going to happen when the time is right.

And too because we were on the birth control for so long although they say it will be out of your system by such and such time your body is going to go at its own speed.

No worries it will happen.

Answer 2

I took the depo for a few months and I was worried about the same things. I will never take the depo again because I did hear that it could increase your risk of infertility. Like any form of medication especially birth control it is going to take some time to get out of your system. Obviously though it didn't make me inferitle because I now have a 2 year old.

Answer 3

No it won't, however it will take you much longer to concieve because the hormones injected in your body with the shot stay for a long time! Infertility caused by birthcontrol should be a myth! Now a days with so much information about birth control and its effects we should all be more informed.

Answer 4

I was on some kind of birth control for 19 years, depo for about 10 of it. I had my son just before turning 35.

It doesn't affect your fertility. You are still young, however, so the "standard" waiting period for infertility testing is 2 years. Talk to your Dr if you have concerns. He/she may be able to make some suggestions to help you along.

Answer 5

There is no medical evidence to back that up...I took the shot for several years and it took me over a year to get pregnant too. But 3 kids later I can tell you that it wount make you infertile!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I had the shot for 2 cycles. We tried getting pregnant for a year(they say to at least try that long) and I had a ob/gyn appt. My Dr had me tested, and founf out that I had stopped ovulating. I took clomid, for 3-4 cycles, and got pregnant. THe clomid made me ovulate again. Go to your Dr and have yourself tested. Its just a simple blood test on the 21st day of your cycle

Answer 8

The correct answer is, it shouldn't have had any negative impact.

My best advice is to go to your gynecologist and have a checkup, just to be sure. Your GYN can give you some conception pointers also. Plus, your husband might consider a checkup as well...the problem, if there is one, could be on his end (low sperm count, etc). Hope this helped.