birth control shot?

Question

i been trying to get pregnant for 3 month and nothing, with my fisrt child it took one i was on the depo shot for 3 years i been off it for 3 years, i read alot of horror storys about women cant have kids because of the shot, is anyone eles out there take the shot and able to have kids? no crazy people plz im very deprresed

Answer 1

I was on the Depo shot for 5 years and have been off it for just under two years now and just got pregnant this month. So I know that it can be done.

I was very concerned when I got off the shot as well and constantly asked my doctor about my chances of getting pregnant. She told me that everybody is different and that the horror stories that so many people hear are extreme cases. As long as you've started your period again after getting off the shot, you should be able to have a baby. (It took 6 months for my period to return after getting off.)

More often than not, you will be able to conceive again ... it might just take awhile. You might want to look into your ovulation cycle and try and have sex during your most fertile time. They have calculators on the Internet that will help you determine when you'll be most fertile. The one I like most is at http://www.babycenter.com/calculators/ovulation/

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

I was on the shot for for two years, and I now have 2 kids. I knew someone who missed their shot by one week and became pregnant.
I know it feels like forever, but 3 months is not a long time when you're trying to have a baby. After all, that's only three eggs! Stress can also inhibit conception. If you are concerned, why not see your gynecologist? And at the very least, enjoy the practicing and try to relax. Good luck!

Answer 3

Honey three months is nothing. My friends who were in peak health and had only ever used condoms had to try for 9 months.

The average is 6 months, meaning some get pregnant in 1 month and some take 12. Most women will conceive in the first 12 months just hang in there.

Now after Depo the average is 10 months. Which means yes, it may take you a little longer to get pregnant than some women, however I am sure it will happen.

"4. Return of Fertility
DEPO-PROVERA CI has a prolonged contraceptive effect. In a large US study of women who discontinued use of DEPO-PROVERA CI to become pregnant, data are available for 61% of them. Based on Life-Table analysis of these data, it is expected that 68% of women who do become pregnant may conceive within 12 months, 83% may conceive within 15 months, and 93% may conceive within 18 months from the last injection. The median time to conception for those who do conceive is 10 months following the last injection with a range of 4 to 31 months, and is unrelated to the duration of use. No data are available for 39% of the patients who discontinued DEPOPROVERA CI to become pregnant and who were lost to follow-up or changed their mind. "
http://www.pfizer.com/pfizer/download/uspi_depo_provera_contraceptive.pdf

Answer 4

Some women get pregnant right off the depo shot and some have to go to a specialist to get pregnant.

You might be one who needs to talk to a specialist.

Sorry hon! Glad to hear you are off that shot though!

Answer 5

After the birth of my 2nd child, I took Depo for 7 years and got off of it, trying to concieve again, which I did within 1 year. Best of luck to you and yours.

Answer 6

I had been on teh shot for 2 cycles. We tried for 18 months after to get pregnant and found out that he shot had stopped m body from ovulating. I had to take clomid to get ovulation started again.

Answer 7

i was on depo for over 5 yrs, when i got off it, i got pregnant in less than two months, i've never known it to keep anyone from getting pregnant, i only know that with extended use it weakens your bones, which is why my dr took me off it.