cycles, conceiving after depo Please help?

Question

I am a 30 year old married woman who had two cycles on depo, the first was in my late teens for 18 months and the seconded in my early-twenties for 3 years. I have been off depo for over 3 years- however my cycle have not returned to normal. I have had a total of 4 cycles since the depo should have cleared from my system. All of those have been in the last 16 months. There has also been one period of spotting just resently. My husband and I are now ready to add to our family again, however we are having difficulty due to the irregularity of my cycles or lack there of.
Has anyone else experienced difficulty in returning to regular cycles and/ or conceiving post depo? Is there anything I can do? Is there anything that can regulate my cycle aside from the pill( it makes me very ill)? Thanks so much for your help everyone

Answer 1

My best friend was on it, and she was on it for years, after she got off it she had messed up periods for 2 years! Then she got prego, then got in it again, only went through one cycle didn't get it then got prego again...now she isnt on anything and her periods are once a month but very heavy....If you cant get on the pill I am afraid you will just have to let nature take it's course...there are hundreds of pills, I am sure one will work for you. I personally had to go through several kinds before I found one that I liked and my body liked...It's FemCon FE its a low dose and I had NO side effects.

Good luck

Answer 2

You should talk to your gynecologist immediately. I was on Depo before myself. When I decided to give my body a break from the constant hormones, I stopped taking it. A year later when my period didn't start again, I went to my doctor. I was prescribed birth control pills to restart my cycle. You may need to do something similar for a few months to get your body accustomed to a regular cycle again before you can conceive. It's just a guess on my part. Talk to your doctor just to be sure.