2007-02-02 07:16:41 · 4 answers · asked by Bj12 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Depo Provera does not contain estrogen which is the hormone needed to complete the menstrual cycle. It is made with synthetic progesterone - and the amount in each 3 month shot keeps your ovaries from producing eggs, i.e. keeping you from having a period.
Birth control pills contain varying amounts of estrogen to to stabilize the cycle while protecting from pregnancy.
2007-02-02 07:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your periods stop on Depo because your ovaries go into a “resting state” while you are on Depo, and your body does not need to have a period. On the pill, your ovaries are still working, but the eggs aren't maturing and being released as normal.
2007-02-02 07:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by jokesbyjen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some women actually do still have a period while on depo. Irregular, heavy, or no bleeding are also common side effects of depo. Most women after a year of use stop having a period, but there are some who still have a period.
2007-02-02 07:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Nurse Annie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You get a period while taking the pill because you give your body a weeks break from taking the pill.
2007-02-02 07:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by JS 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋