I recieved my first Depo shot in september. My doctor said I most likely wouldn't have a period, since I had been on the shot before and never had a period but .I got it while I was on my period and the bleeding stopped and it hasn't come back. I had unprotected a week after I got the shot and I've had cramping and some white discharge. Is this normal or is there a chance I am pregnant? It's been a little over a month since I got the shot.
No period after first Depo Provera shot?
Question posted by Ktfalcon1 on 5 Nov 2015
Last updated on 26 July 2019
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LousArk
5 Nov 2015
All totally normal. You might find you have some irregular bleeding or spotting until you've had your 2nd or 3rd shot, but you may be lucky & not get any, & just remain that way until you come off Depo.
White discharge is totally normal, as Depo thickens your cervical mucus, to prevent sperm passing through. As long as it's not cottage cheese consistency, as that could be thrush. Any foul odour - see your Doctor, as it could be an infection.
The cramping is just your body adjusting to the hormone imbalance. Depo is a big dose of hormone, & it's just like if getting a period or having a baby etc. You get hormonal symptoms.
Ktfalcon1
6 Nov 2015
So it's very unlikely I could be pregnant?
LousArk
6 Nov 2015
If you got the shot during the first 5 days of your period, you were covered immediately. Otherwise, you had to wait 7 days before having unprotected sex.
If you followed those rules, & there's no change you could have conceived before you had the Depo shot, then you wont be pregnant.
LousArk
6 Nov 2015
*No chance, not 'no change'
Nickie25
27 Sep 2017
My last period was August 7th I stay on for a week so I got off August 15th during that time after I had protected sex and one day I did not have protected sex then I had a doctor's appointment on September 5th I got the Depo shot and I have not had no period. And today I'm spotting is this normal or am I pregnant?
LousArk
27 Sep 2017
This needed to be posted as a new question/thread, as this one is 2 years old.
You should not have had your 1st shot until you did a pregnancy test. Depo can harm a pregnancy. You may well be pregnant so you need to find out.
Pls start a new question for future posts to save the OP from getting irrelevant notifications.
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