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26/06/2019

Depo-Provera

Injection

1/5

About the reviewer

Age
36-40
Time used
3 - 6 months
Had children
No
Height
5'8"/172.5cm
Weight
70kg - 75kg / 11st 0lb - 11st 11lb
Currently using
No I've stopped using it

Experience

I stopped using this after 2 shots as I was constantly bleeding. After a further 3 months we’re trying to conceive. I’m nearly a year out from the last shot and I still don’t have my periods back, I’ve read it can take up to 2 years, I’m distraught as I was never told this.

Impact whilst taking

Mood
Neutral - no change
Weight
No change
Periods
Spotting / light bleeding between periods
Sex drive
No change

Side effects whilst taking

No effects

No effects

No effects

Impact after using

Mood
Neutral - no change
Weight
No change
Periods
I don’t know/can’t tell
Sex drive
No change

No effects

No effects

No effects

Experience after taking

Nearly a year from my last use I still don’t have my cycle back, I was never told this when I chose this contraception.

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