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does depo provera cause long term infertility issues?

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Tanya Todd answered this Return To Fertility After Depo Provera: This Birth Conrtol Method Is A Little Too Effective
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StillHoping

I am 35 years old & married to a wonderful husband.  We've been TTC for almost 2 years.  We have looked into adoption of a small child, and the cost is around $30,000 a child (We'd love to share our home with about 4).  I used Depro Provera about 7 times, the last being about 8 years ago. Money limits me, so I tend to talk in finance. In not immediately getting pregnant, I have been so despondant.  I have struggled through fear of what I'd find out, I've not known where to go, so I thought i'd post to maybe help someone who has felt the same way.

Here is what i'm doing:

Vitafusion Pre-Natal Gummies (45 Day supply (90ct) $13.00 Kroger) Yum cause I hate Horse-Pills

Gynecologist scheduled HSG to determine that my fallopian tubes are open about 6 months ago (Both are) ($3300.00--Blue Cross wouldn't pay a dime, since its for fertility)

Sperm Test (was good) $110.00

I am in my first round of Clomid (Gynecologist prescribed) $9 a round at Wal-Mart 

I had a vaginal ultrasound last week, which determined that i'm ovulating from Clomid (Done by Gynecologist) $210.00

and I go in 4 days for blood work to test my progestrone levels. 

Basically, my gynecologist is walking with me through my first month to see what my body is doing.

I have hope, but if we're not pregnant in these next cycles, I will work harder and more to save for an adoption.  Even if we have our own babies, we want to add one by adoption anyway, so that child can become part of our beautiful family.--My husband has so much to offer, that I just cannot let a child be cheated out of such a good daddy. --I figure within the next few years, we'd have enough $$ to start the long process, and continue working to pay for the rest.  I think if we're not pregnant for 2012, I'm taking my husband to Rome (On a 3rd cruise) because even if God does not bless me with children of my own, I have been blessed with the best companion in the world. 

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serranityzMama09

Im 21 i Had A Baby In 2009 & I Broke Up With The Babys Daddy 6mnths & At My 6wk check up i got Birth Control i never had a period for a yr after she was born & i got pregnant with my bf now for a yr & i cant get pregnant & ive only had 2 periods since i had my 1st baby & last yr in may i had a miscarriage i was 8wks pregnant i got the D&C & Depo Provera & I Stopped Getting It Last November & Got It Again After My Miscarriage..& Its Been 6mnths Since It Ended & We Been Tryn For Another Baby Since September..& Idk if he can have kids or whats wrong i got pregnant once but lost it now i cant is it me or him..
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Guest

My aunt made me get the pill when I was 17 and I only took the shot once my fiance and I have been trying to get pregnant for almost 2 years now and still nothing and it upsets me because we are both ready for a child and I can't get pregnant so ik how you feel.
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Guest

Hi girls , I was on depo for three years last injection 15 may 2011. Period returned sep/November 2011 now pregnant currently 4 weeks 4 days. My advice exercise 5 days week running etc eating right and lots of water! After reading your post I was worried but here I am. Good luck!
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Guest

my mom had me get on the depo shot when i was 13 and ever since i moved from moorcroft where my mom and dad lives i moved to sheridan and thats where i met my fiancee and me and my boyfriend have sex alot and know i have to get my shot again on march 23 and i dont want to i want to get pregnant is their a way to get past the depo and get pregnant
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Guest

I have been on depo for 6 years I am only 20 I was put on it to stop my bleeding which left me unable to go to school in the past and I read you should not be on the shot for more than a few years did you have major side affects being on it over 5 years?
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sarahmidowen

 i went on the Depo when i was 19 i was on it for 3 years and i came off it exactly one year before i was due to  marry (July 2010) i have now been off it for 20months i started getting regular 3day periods which i was happy with as i didnt expect it  then 12months after coming off it they dissapeared, i got a 12 day period (on my honeymoon :( then they came back as normal 5days long every 4weeks then all of a sudden in Jan 2012 they stopped again and iv no had one since :( i am due to see my GP on monday as we have been trying for a baby since i came off it and no such luck, i would not wish this injection on anyone
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Guest

I have been of it since nov. 08' and til this day i havent gotten pregnant. I mean my periods are normal but no luck and my boyfriend has two sons before me so I have my moments because everybody getting pregnant except me.
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Lauren124

When you're ready to conceive your own child, don't complain when you can't! I had my daughter at age 25. I delivered her 6 weeks early due to Severe Preeclampsia (high blood pressure). After having her, my blood pressure did not get back to normal on regular birth control. So I had to go on Depo bc it's I believe a progesterone free, and my dr's said it would help get my blood pressure back to normal. I took 3 depo shots before my husband and I were ready to conceive again. Only being on the depo shot for 9 months, screwed me all up! It took 5 months for me to get my period back, and we've been trying for a year and still can't conceive. So you can't tell me or anyone else on this forum that is having trouble conceiving after being on depo, that it's not the shot! Why else would so many people on here who have been on depo be having such trouble trying to conceive....you are just young, and naive and don't really know how life goes yet!
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Guest

I have been off of depo for 9 years. I was on it for three years. I ended up stopping it after developing an allergic skin reaction from it. For the first 5 years after stopping it I NEVER had a period. The last few years I might only have one or two a year. I am really not concerned only because I am choosing not to have kids. But thought I would contribute to this discovery. I am sorry for everyone hopeful to have kids that may not be able to due to this drug. By the way, I did go to a gyno a few years ag that told me after the fact that now they are requiring everyone on depo to take a year off of it. NOW THEY TELL ME! Just kidding.
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Guest

I agree, this is a case woman need to band together and deal with. It is impossible that so many woman are not able to conceive, get no periods, and lose babies. I was on the shot for over 5 years and have had no period during or after and have not been able to get pregnant for 3 years now. I strongly believe it was because of the depo. The class action law suit relates to bone loss but we need to come together and form a suit against these medical giants for ruining the health and life of so many woman. I for one plan on looking further into this and doing whatever necessary to justify the wrong done to me.
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Uhkneesaw

You're dumb. Talking about how people should just go out and adopt if they can't conceive. I'm more than sure you have no idea what it's like to be infertile. Before you go around preaching about what you think you know, you should take a little time to think about how women feel after being told they can never have a child of their own.
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guest

I took the depo shot when I was 16 years old by order of my mom who took it for 5 years and had no problems.  Two days after the injection I started my period (2 1/2 weeks early) and it DID NOT STOP for 4 1/2 months.  I had to be hospitalized for a blood transfusion as I lost so much blood.  It was a heavy period that I never thought would end and was extremely painful.  My OBGYN said take one more dose and you should even out and be fine.  So 3 months in I took another dose.  The bleeding never stopped, or slowed down.  It wasn't until after the 2nd dose when the doc gave me Estrogen pills to help stop the bleeding.  It did not stop it until one more month and 1/2 though it did help the pain.  I was 16 and was taking more estrogen doses than my mom who had just had a hystorectomy (sp?).  I am almost 24 now, haven't had a normal period since and began having migraines about 6 months after I stopped taking it.  My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 10 years and I have no idea how I haven't gotten pregnant.  I am terrified I am sterile.  There are so many women out there who are because of this drug.  Depo provera destroys the lining of your uterus making it impossible for a healthy pregnancy, and in some cases makes it impossible for the egg to attach to your uterine wall.  Most women who have managed to conceive have miscarried.  I do not know which is worse...  This drug should be on recall.
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Tvoge10

I'm sorry to hear all of these stories, but I went on the depo when I was 17 and stayed on it until I was 21. I got my period right on time when I stopped taking it. I went on the pill after that and I got pregnant on the first try. I think that everyone is different, and you shouldn't stress yourself out so much. I now have two healthy children and still no problems. They do tell you that it can take up to a year after you stop taking the depo to get pregnant. I hope that this has helped you in some way, and I wish you all the luck in the world. Babies are a wonderful thing.
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miss anonymous

Trust your dr. It can take up to a year for depo to be completely out of your system due to the fact that it is made to even prevent pregnancy in 300 lbs women. And then it takes your body time to get into its natural cycle again. Have faith in the OBGYN and if he/she isn't meeting your needs, ask for a different one. But also be patient with the process. Miracles don't just happen over night you know.

Hope everything works out for you. :)
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