Am i pregnant??
I am currently on the depo shot which ive heard is the most potent of all birth control. I have also been on a lot of high powered antibiotics at the same time... I have heard that some birh control can be cancelled out with antibotics though... The thing that is worrying me is that im having a lot of pregnacy sypmtoms and i was just wonderinf if the depo shot can be affected by antibotics??
Thanks
kelsey
2007-08-20 16:45:39 · 4 answers · asked by Kelsey 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Yes you can get pregnant on the depo shot. I know a few who have.
NO contraceptive (including mirena, the shot, the implant, etc) is 100% effective. ONLY abstinence is.
If you are concerned you are pregnant get tested.
2007-08-21 01:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may depend on the anitbiotics, but I have read that the depo shot does not become ineffective when you are taking antibiotics, like the pill will. I was on cipro for about a month for a kidney infection, and I am on depo and didn't have any problems. I have noticed, though, throughout the five years I've been on depo that there have been times where I've had a lot of pregnancy symptoms like nausea in the morning, weight gain, irritablility, soreness, etc and all the tests have always turned out negative and I've had no kids! I think it's just the way the shot effects your body that's producing the symptoms.
2007-08-24 13:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by sarah r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read about your antibiotics and see if it interacts with any birth control products. You also could go down and ask your local pharmacy and or get a pregnancy test. I was on Depo for 2 years and thought I was pregnant like 20 times... that was partly due to the fact that I knew a few different people who got pregnant while on depo. The shot is 99% effective WHEN used correctly... they say that if 1,000 people got their shot on time for a year only 3 of them would get preg. Also, if you got the shot late then it lowers the effectiveness. Below is a website that may help you. Goodluck
2007-08-20 23:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by hott_spiced_wine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It shouldnt have effected it but if your worried go and get a test done. You will feel a lot better and wont be stressing about it! :-)
2007-08-21 00:23:39 · answer #4 · answered by Sonia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋