I've been on the DepoProvera shot for a few years now. I want to get pregnant probably 2 years from now ... any experiences on how long it takes to conceive after being off of this medication? I am about to switch to a regular pill, a lower dose kind, but does anyone have advice/experience with this?
2006-08-13 06:50:29 · 7 answers · asked by danika1066 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Depo can take up to 18-24 months to even get out of your system and you could still have trouble after that. but switching to a pill is an excellent idea. I did a round of them after my Depo so that I could get pregnant again
2006-08-13 07:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that you get off of the depo shot right now!! It ususally takes a few years after the last shot to get pregnant. But every girl is different. As for switching to the pill right after... I wouldn't do it becuz the shot is still in your system. But that is my opinion. Ask a doctor about switching birth control... ask of the effects it might have on trying to conceive in a few years. He might be able to help you more there. I have listed a site below that will give you more information about the depo provera shot and of trying to conceive. I found the information very useful. Good luck!!
2006-08-13 07:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about anyone else but i've been trying without luck for 2 1/2 years after taking depo for four years. I never switched to a pil i just went off depo and waited aprox 3 months before trying that was 2 1/2 years ago
2006-08-13 06:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by lunestra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
surely, my buddy basically found out that she is pregnant, and he or she became on depo. She pronounced She have been given the shot and it lasts for a undeniable quantity of months, now she is approximately 2 months pregnant. So, i assume that solutions your question. Use a backup, barrier or swap to the pill. Oh, and depo has been person-friendly to reason ovarian cysts in some women.
2016-11-04 12:12:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was on the Depo shot for three years. I got off because I wanted to have another child, it took me over a year to get pregnant. I think it's an individual thing, depending on the woman.
2006-08-13 09:25:26 · answer #5 · answered by latingirl0527 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After you have gone through that who purge bleed (1 week of bleeding for every shot you have had- or so I have heard) and get back into a normal rhythym, then you are elligable for pregnancy. So you will probably need some other form of birth control; Ortho tricycline has a low dose version, it didn't correct my cycle but that doesn't mean it won't work for you.
2006-08-13 07:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The month you would normally go back to get another shot!! I know 2 people this happened to. One planned and one not lol.
2006-08-13 06:54:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mom of 7 gramma of 3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋