how long after taking the depo 104 for a year does it take to get pregnant?

Question

i had the iud for 8 years then switched to the depo 104 shot and have been on it got almost a year .i've been off it for about 2 months because i just feel like my body needs a break and i do want another child but i was wondering how long it will take for my body to resume to normal.my breast are very sore but i sure would like to have a period so i know everything is ok . please help

Answer 1

the first time i was off depo to after being on for about 18 months it took 10 months before i had a period again.

Answer 2

The bc pill messes with a woman's natural body functions and can cause long term and sometimes permanent damage. The deop shot contains even more of the same chemicals that the bc pill. Seriously, once or twice a day someone posts a question like yours.
Here's more info on depo from www.onemoresoul.com:

Commonly known as "the shot," Depo-Provera, a long acting progestin hormone, is injected into a woman’s muscle every three months. It works by decreasing ovulation, by inhibiting sperm transport and by changing the lining of a woman’s uterus. Norplant is another progestin that is placed into silastic (rubber-like) tubes and placed under the skin of a woman and left there for up to five years.

Ethical side effects: By changing the lining of the uterus, Norplant and Depo-Provera both can cause an early abortion when conception does occur. Women who use Norplant will probably experience more than one abortion each year since the average woman ovulates in more than 40% of her cycles while using Norplant.9 Depo-Provera may theoretically cause just as many abortions as Norplant since it is also a type of progestin.

Medical side effects: The results of two major world studies have shown that women who take Depo-Provera for two years or more before age 25 have at least a 190% increased risk of developing breast cancer.10 In addition, Depo-Provera may reduce a woman’s bone density, and worsen a woman’s cholesterol level. One study found that women who had received injectable progestins (i.e., usually Depo-Provera or norethisterone enanthate) for at least five years and who had used them at least five years prior, suffered a 430% increased risk of developing cervical cancer.11 Several studies have shown that women who receive injectable progestins have a much higher rate of contracting the AIDS virus if their partner is infected, with one study showing a 240% increased risk.12 Norplant, which was developed later than Depo-Provera, has received less scrutiny, but may carry just as high a risk as Depo-Provera. In addition, over 50,000 women have participated in law suits against the manufacturer of Norplant, citing complaints of irregular bleeding, scarring, painful muscles, and headaches.13

I hope that this doesn't apply to you....I guess it's good to know these things so you can be screened and catch anything abnormal early. I hope everything works out! God bless!

Answer 3

I on no account had any problems at an identical time as on it. A nurse as quickly as instructed me it maintains to be on your equipment longer then the different beginning administration. i substitute into off depo a minimum of 5 yrs, without beginning administration and unprotected intercourse beforehand I grew to alter into pregnant. all and sundry is distinctive, yet i think of you're ok.

Answer 4

Everyone reacts differently, but I was on depo for just over a year. It took my husband and I a year and a half to get pregnant with our son. After he was born, I got back on it and stayed on it just over a year again, and decided to get off, seeing how long it took last time to conceive. That was in March, and my periods still aren't regular. Hope this helped to ease your mind.

Answer 5

I recieved my last depo shot in April of 04... after being on and off it for 6 years... I didn't finally conveive til Nov 05'... It was a LONG time... and sadly that pregnancy ended in m/c... not saying that had anything to do with it... and not trying to scare you... and I havn't been able to concieve since... I am not very fond of depo... I have my own opinions of it...

Answer 6

Up to 24 months. Given that u only used it for 1 year it may be as little at under 12 months best of luck

Answer 7

I was on the depo shot for 5 years and when I got off it it took me a year before I conceived..Unfortunately I had to miscarriages before I had my baby....So good luck!!!

Answer 8

about a yr to a yr and a half