Weight gain
Side effects typically occur within the first year of using the Depo shot as your body gets used to the medication
Depo-Provera is given as an injection every three months
Want the shot? Find a Health Center 1 Uses of Depo-Provera Dawn Stacey Depo-Provera prevents pregnancy in three ways: It prevents ovulation, so there is no egg available for sperm to fertilize
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, also known as DepoProvera) is an injectable progestin-only contraceptive that provides highly effective, private, three-month-long reversible contraception
Contraceptive injections (medroxyprogesterone) Brand names: Depo-Provera, Sayana Press
Medroxyprogesterone acetate is active by the parenteral and oral routes of administration
It's very effective: Depo-Provera is between 94% and 99% effective
With 250 comments - and counting - to my year-old post Coming off Depo-Provera is a women's worst nightmare (April 4, 2012) I thought it was time to revisit this topic
Took a couple of months for me
24%) have breast discharge
I have noticed since starting Depo that I have more vaginal discharge, more acne, and my boobs tend to be sore more often
Charles Whiting answered: "Old blood: Many women on Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone) don't have regular menstrual periods
Medroxyprogesterone injection is used to prevent pregnancy
To stop the shots: The brown spotting and/or brown discharge are pretty common side effects of Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone)
Intramuscular suspension (medroxyprogesterone acetate):150 mg/mL (1 mL) injection vial or a prefilled syringe
MPA inhibits ovulation for 14 weeks and must be administered every three months (12 Depo- Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is a form of progesterone, a female hormone used as contraception to prevent pregnancy
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Only lasted a couple of hours and wasnt a period, and never turned into one
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Sometimes blood clots can be deadly
It's normal to have this discharge, spotting or bleeding until you've had 2 or 3 shots
Depo-Provera is a synthetic hormone similar to progesterone
If it has no itching or odor, there is no cause for concern
Depo Provera pre-vents the ovaries from releasing eggs, causes the Depo provera and water discharge
Common side effects of Depo-Provera include breast tenderness, nipple discharge, hives, acne, hair growth, hair loss, break-through bleeding, spotting, menstrual changes, changes in weight, nausea, fever, insomnia, and PROVERA tablets may be given in dosages of 5 or 10 mg daily for 12 to 14 consecutive days per month, in postmenopausal women receiving daily 0
The Along with its needed effects, medroxyprogesterone (the active ingredient contained in Depo-Provera) may cause some unwanted effects
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Most common side effects associated with Depo-Provera go away after two or three months of beginning the shot, but here are a few to keep in mind: Irregular bleeding
Depo-Provera CI contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a derivative of progesterone, as its active ingredient
To prevent pregnancy Pain related to endometriosis - Depo-SubQ Provera 104 only How Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera) works Medroxyprogesterone
Actually the brown spotting and/or brown discharge are pretty common side effects of Depo Provera
Bone loss
To stop the shots: The brown spotting and/or brown discharge are pretty common side effects of Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone)
puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
Although Depo users do lose bone density at first, bone density plateaus after the first two years and recovers soon after injections American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 32 years experience
But I have yet to have a period, I did have black clumpy spotting on sept 5th
Some women report feeling anxious and depressed while using Depo-Provera
It is a white to off-white; odorless crystalline powder that is stable in air and that melts between 200°C and 210°C
That blog post has become a forum for women to share their negative experiences with stopping Depo-Provera (also called “the shot,” or Depo), the four-times-a-year
Depo- Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) is a form of progesterone, a female hormone used as contraception to prevent pregnancy
While such cases involved coercive or deceptive surgical sterilizations, new contraceptive technologies that temporarily sterilize women (Norplant and Depo-Provera) were approved for use in the US market by the state in the
It is not known what the effects will be on bones when used in teenaged and young adult women
8 kg women who completed 1 year of therapy with Depo-Provera gained an average of 2
If you want to speed up the re-balancing of your hormones, then as long as you're not using any hormonal contraception, you can use Agnus Castus/Vitex
Common side effects of Depo-Provera include breast tenderness, nipple discharge, hives, acne, hair growth, hair loss, break-through bleeding, spotting, menstrual changes
The color of your nipple discharge typically depends on the cause
Also at my wits end and I am hoping it’s all related to coming off the depo x
Everyone is different, so it's impossible to know how long it may last for you
Fatigue, weakness, or tiredness