It may take up to 10 months after stopping the birth control shot to get pregnant. It only takes 15 weeks after your last shot for pregnancy protection to wear off.
Q. Is it normal to bleed a lot after stopping Depo?
This bleeding may continue until the progestin from the depo shot wears off (which can take 11 to 14 weeks). You may just have some irregular spotting, or you may not have any bleeding issues at all. 2 Spotting and continuous bleeding is the main reason why most women end up stopping Depo Provera.
Table of Contents
- Q. Is it normal to bleed a lot after stopping Depo?
- Q. How long will it take for my period to regulate after stopping Depo?
- Q. How long does it take for fertility to return after Depo?
- Q. Can I get pregnant a week before my next Depo shot?
- Q. Will coming off the injection help me lose weight?
- Q. Does the Depo shot make it harder to lose weight?
- Q. How fast do you gain weight from Depo shot?
- Q. How long does it take Depo to leave your system?
- Q. Does the Depo shot terminate a pregnancy?
- Q. What are the symptoms of being pregnant on the depo shot?
Q. How long will it take for my period to regulate after stopping Depo?
You will get your menstrual period back within 6-18 months after you stop taking the Depo-Provera® injections.
Q. How long does it take for fertility to return after Depo?
Hopefully, your fertility will come back within three or six months after your last shot. This is how it should work, and many women do get pregnant within 8 to 10 months of their last Depo-Provera shot. However, in some cases, it can take longer.
Q. Can I get pregnant a week before my next Depo shot?
You shouldn’t be more than two weeks late coming in for your Depo-Provera® shot. If you are late or miss a shot, you can get pregnant. You can come in earlier than 12 weeks if you need to.
Q. Will coming off the injection help me lose weight?
Do women shed the weight after they go off the shot? Our study was the first to look at that. We found that women do lose some weight after they switch to a nonhormonal form of contraception—an average of 3 pounds over two years.
Q. Does the Depo shot make it harder to lose weight?
“With Depo-Provera, women may also notice that it’s more difficult to lose weight.” One study found that in the first six months of use, 1 out of 4 women who received the Depo-Provera shot gained 5% or more of their starting weight.
Q. How fast do you gain weight from Depo shot?
Depo-Provera and Weight Gain In this study, 25% of the women receiving the Depo Shot gained weight within the first six months of starting this method of contraception. When compared with their starting weight, these women gained 5% (or more) of their body weight in these six months.
Q. How long does it take Depo to leave your system?
One injection usually works for at least three months and sometimes longer. That’s why after the last shot of Depo-Provera it can take up to nine to 12 months for all the hormones to get out of the body.
Q. Does the Depo shot terminate a pregnancy?
Depo Provera prevents pregnancy by stopping the ovaries releasing an egg each month.
Q. What are the symptoms of being pregnant on the depo shot?
Women who get pregnant while using birth control may notice the following signs and symptoms:
- a missed period.
- implantation spotting or bleeding.
- tenderness or other changes in the breasts.
- fatigue.
- nausea and food aversions.
- backaches.
- headaches.
- a frequent need to urinate.
