Hormone levels are very low while using Depo Provera, so there is some concern that this may lead to thinning of the bones osteoporosis in women who use Depo Provera for a long period of time. The importance of this is not yet known, but the changes would be expected to happen more slowly than those that occur normally after menopause and reverse after the injections stop. Although it is extremely difficult to prove a complete lack of risk, Depo Provera has not been shown to have any effect on the risk of breast cancer.
It should be noted that protective effects against cancer of the ovary and uterine lining are very likely. No ill effects on the developing baby have been shown to occur if Depo Provera is given when a woman is already pregnant or in the very rare case where a woman becomes pregnant despite the injection.
Depo Provera can be used by most women who do not have any serious medical problems and by many women who use other forms of contraception. It may also be suitable for women who cannot take the combined pill for medical reasons.
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Long acting reversible contraception, such as intra uterine devices IUDs , contraceptive implants and contraceptive injections, may be the choice for you. If you're having sex and don't want to get pregnant, you need contraception. Contraception is also called birth control or family planning. This fact sheet discusses your options. Women are encouraged to discuss their health needs with a health practitioner. If you have concerns about your health, you should seek advice from your health care provider or if you require urgent care you should go to the nearest Emergency Dept.
How does Depo Provera work? How well does it work? Side effects During a normal menstrual cycle, your hormones cause the lining of your uterus to thicken in preparation for a pregnancy.
Many thanks! Hi KB, sorry for taking so long to get to this.. I have seen other people bleed while still taking the progesterone.. I was on proveras for 10days and then after finishing my tablets. I just spotted for 3days dats all…Is it ok???
Or it means there is something wrong with me. I took provera and just got spotting for 2 days. I came off of the pill in march to start ttc. Come September I still had not had a period so my obgyn started me on provera. First 2 rounds I started my 4th day from the last pill I took 10mg a day for 10 days. This third round, it is day 7 and I still have no started? What could be the reason it would work for 2 months and not the 3rd?
Hi Cheyenne, one reason could be just a different response. Our bodies are not machines so there are lots of small things that can affect them. Provera is not going to help you if you are TTC. If the info at noperiod. My husband and I are a year in of trying to conceive with no luck I do have PCOS and I recently found out I am not ovulating so my dr prescribed me Provera to regulate me and to help me ovulate so we can get pregnant.
She told me to take it for 3 months and we would go from there. So the first month I took it 10 days 10mg never missed a dose took the pill same time everyday after taking the last 10th pill my period came 2 days later started light but then got extremely heavy and was clotting and bleeding through a tampon every hour.
Then it slowed back down and was over by day 7. Should I be worried? Provera is not going to help you ovulate. You should ask your doctor about trying Clomid or Femara. I was given the provera challenge late last year.
We decided to wait to do anything else because I was training for a marathon. Now my gyno has me taking Premarin for 2 weeks then provera for 1 week. Hi Pinky, sorry for taking so long to respond!!
What your gyno said is absolutely false. Thousands of women have HA without brain trauma. Tell your OB to do some reading on relative energy deficiency in sport and female athlete triad please! There are myriad research papers on the topic. You should absolutely continue to follow the guidelines on the book. Every day there are stories of period recovery! Hello, I have always had a regular period until 3 months ago. Test results showed high prolactin.
I just started taking provera 10 mg for 10 days because Of lack of period. I have however seen my cervical mucus become slippery like egg white twice since then. Does that mean I ovulate? If I am ovulating, will taking provera affect it in anyway.
You CAN ovulate without having had a period first, in fact that usually happens. Ovulation first, then period. I have another blog post that addresses this. In november, my period suddenly disappear. This leaded to a reduction of my weight with less than a 1 kg monthly from 55kg to 49kg.
I have never done any restrictive diets or hard exersices. In my early puberty, I had a period 1 time in three months, but after, it became regular, and was regular until this december, without even one exception. And told me, that I have to have a bleeding in some of the next ten days after stopping the pill.
Thank you very much for the answer. I consume carbohydrates — for example dark chocolate, fruits, whole wheat bread… All of my blood tests are perfect hemoglobin, blood sugar and all others. So, am I prone to easy acquire HA? And why it is in the most severe form because my progesterone test seems to be negative? And I thought if the low level of oestrogen is due to reduced fat tissue which participates of the oestrogen production — the oestrogen would be only reduced not enough for natural period , but not in so low level so negative progesterone test?
Because the major amount of oestrogen is produced by ovaries…. I took provera for a month and got heavy bleeding for 10 days. I did not take it the following month and now I am delayed for a week already. What could be the reason? Please enlighten me. Hi Rose, as I discuss in this post, provera is unlikely to get your body to ovulate naturally on its own, which is what is required to get that next bleed.
Please advise me what to do. Hi, again. And there is not any effect. This unhealthy return to my previous way of life and food was useless… What could be the problem, is it possible it could not be HA, but something else? Sorry for the grammatical mistakes, my English is not very good…. Hi, I got my period once in 16 years old when I stopped dancing and then I lost it when I started going to the gym I am a very petite person and always have been — so my bodies never really had a proper cycle.
I began to focus on putting on weight by cutting out intense exercise and eating more after my doctor directed me to do so. Hopefully, your period will arrive naturally soon — rooting for you! Hi Olivia! Rooting for you!
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. June 29, June 30, Does provera provide a jumpstart? Missing periods across the globe! Progesterone and Periods: Part 2 — Supplementing progesterone and jumpstarting periods? Few women take Provera because they're trying to conceive. Not only can Provera interfere with ovulation, it is also not recommended for use during pregnancy.
Oddly enough, the side effects of Provera are similar to the side effects of pregnancy: nausea, vomiting, breast tenderness, and headaches. But if you become pregnant or are thinking about becoming pregnant while taking Provera, you should tell your healthcare practitioner right away.
Provera does not cause miscarriage, but some studies have shown that there may be a link between certain birth defects in mothers who are exposed to progestins such as Provera during the first trimester of pregnancy. Provera has been classed as a category X drug by the U. Food and Drug Administration, meaning that it can cause birth defects and is contraindicated for use in pregnancy.
Although Provera may affect ovulation and impair fertility, you are not advised to take Provera as a substitute for some other form of contraception because it does not prevent the release of an egg ovulation. As Dr. Hakakha points out, Provera can prevent ovulation and thin the uterine lining, making it more difficult for an embryo to implant. Ask your doctor which type of contraception you should use while taking Provera; to avoid any drug interactions, consider a non-hormonal method.
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