A guestion about the shot? (Females)?

Question

I am planning on getting on the shot (the one u get every 6 months) but I heard you dont have you period for the time you are on the shot. Is this normal? Also, has anyone had any symtons while on the shot? I also heard it puts weight on and messes with your hormones. After I get the shot should my bf thinks its okay to not wear a condom anymore, I told he still has too?? Then I think why should I get the shot if I am still going to make him wear the condom?

Answer 1

Please have a look at this

http://www.abcinternetmarketing.com/depo-provera/

Answer 2

I've never heard of a 6-month shot; there is one that you get every 3 months and one you get monthly that I'm aware of.

Personally, I LOVED it. I stopped having my periods almost immediately, which also meant I didn't have ANY PMS symptoms (bloating, cramping, b!tchiness, cravings, etc), nor did I gain any extra weight. When I went back on the pill and started my periods right away, so I couldn't tell you if it messes with things if you stop entirely (though I've heard it can). I suspect all women are different - so your reactions would possibly completely different from mine.

As for the wearing of a condom, you should check with your doc, but I believe you should use back-up BC for the first 2-3 weeks, just to be sure you're protected against pregnancy (although they'll probably tell you that since you're being injected during your period, you'll be pretected automatically). After that, you shouldn't need a condom -- unless you think your BF might not be faithful to you, in which case it would still protect you from STD's.

Answer 3

I tried the shot almost 8 yrs ago. I spotted on and off for a whole year. I never knew when it would hit. But I had friends that didn't have periods or weight gain. They really liked it. But I don't know anyone still on it. .. About the condom, are you wearing the condom for B/C only or for other safety reasons?

Answer 4

I had a friend who put on 50+ lbs on that shot. I am the only person I know who lost weight. I was 5'8 and down 30 lbs weighing in at 109. I was so sick from this shot I just decided to have my tubes tied. Why not get an IUD? I have another friend who uses that and she's a gyno doc so she would know. And abou the condom thing, sperms swith through those micro holes in a condom like you walk through a door, it just helps because it's not going to be millions getting in your stuff. So still wear a condom and Still get some sort of birth control.

Answer 5

i was recently on the shot but i got off because it created bone loss in the female body from the teens years to your early twenties. And some people don't have their periods i didn't either and i was on it for 7 years. It is not nature for you not to have your period that is how your body flush out the bacteria that is in your system. And yes he still should wear a condom because it is not 100% proof and second there are other disease and most of all pregnancy

Answer 6

I was on the shot and it worked opposite for me.Results vary from person to person.I was bleeding for like 20 days and then I would stop for 5 days and it was like that for 3 months and I didn't go back to get the shot again.I gained a pound though but I think it was only because I was eating like crazy.Yes your boyfriend should still wear a condom,the pill protects from pregnacy not STD's and AIDS

Answer 7

I have had problems with the shot but I was on it for 6 years

Answer 8

the shot....depo provera is 99.7% effective against pregnancy...but doesn't do a damn thing about protecting you from sexually transmitted infections. some complain of weightgain...but if you have a healthy diet and exercise then you don't have anything to worry about. it's argued whether or not i's ok for women not to menstrate for long periods of time.....its said by some that it's ok...and said by others that it increases your risk of uterine cancer. ask your doctor if and what antibiotics are ok to take when on the shot....why...because antibiotics render some forms of birthcontrol ineffective. sooo...even if you two are completely monogamous with eachother....and don't use a condom...if you get a strep throat infection and are put on antibiotics....you run the risk of getting pregnant.

Answer 9

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ITS THE ONLY THING THAT PROTECTS YOU FROM STDS!!!!

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I know couples who even after getting married still wear one just in case one of them "slips".

while a condom will not prevent all STDs it is the only thing that proctects from them.

Answer 10

I was on the shot for 1 year before I got off it. I never once got my period when I was on it. It never made me gain weight either but I know many people that have gained weight from it. If you gain weight easily then I probally wouldn't suggest it.
I never used protection when I was on it and I never got pregnant but that might not go for everyone. There are always risks.

Answer 11

When I was on the shot I had wild mood swings, and I would either not get my period or have it for a month! I didn't gain any weight infact I think I lost weight.