Hi guys. I'm a 23 year old female. So August 2014 was the last time I got the shot, and I'd only had a total of 3 at that point. I haven't had any signs of fertility or my periods returning. I have no insurance, so the last THREE times I went to the clinic about this, they completely brushed me off. One actually just ignored my questions about it. The other said I'd just have to wait, but I've read online they can prescribe hormone pills to help bring back fertility. Every time I go to the doctor I am dismissed and rushed out, and I'm pretty sure this is because I have no insurance. Anyway, I was wondering if not having your period return after almost 15 months is normal, and if not what I should do. Thanks so much!
No period for year+ after stopping Depo Provera?
Question posted by asuka on 18 Oct 2015
Last updated on 25 September 2022 by Royalks13
7 Answers
Royalks13
25 Sep 2022
If you are having problem getting pregnant after your period finally returns please try the yoni pearls. I was having the same problems doctors said everything is normal because they don't see the blood clot blockage from not getting your period for so long. The yoni pearls detox and removed the blood clot blockage and i was pregnant the next month.
mary814
4 Oct 2021
I'm 31 and only got 1 Depo-Provera shot 7 years ago. After the shot I had a period that lasted 6 months, and what felt like a tumor in my head. A horrible experience. I have been unable to get pregnant after the shot for 7 years now. The doctors just say I'm perfectly healthy and keep trying. They said there is some fertility Pill I could take.
NicoleLemon
12 July 2021
I took one shot in 2015 of summer. He told me it was exactly like the pill and did not warn me of how long it lasted. My Dr. said they wanted to switch my birth control to the depo shot because my blood pressure was high. I got married in the fall of 2015 and decided to quit taking after seeing it could take up to 18 months to conceive after taking it. My cycle has never returned to normal. I never had problems before and they are telling me that it has nothing to do with the shot. They ignored my concerns of not having a period until 2017 which when I was prescribed Provera 10 mg. In 2020 they told me I have PCOS and will not be able to have children without fertility treatment. I have to continue to take the stupid medication, which for me has painful side effects. I am pretty sure that shot has caused my stomach issues. I have been to the Dr a lot over stomach pain, chest pain, pelvic pain and they never found the problem. They make me feel like my problems are invalid and I just deal with pain.
Claudiaanne
30 Dec 2019
I’m having the same freaking issue. I’m 23 years old and was on the shot for about 3-3.5 years when I was about sixteen almost seventeen (making the last shot received at age 20). Since getting off of it I’ve had a few irregular periods-if I can even call it that. Each time was ~3 days max. of light bleeding and then nothing. For the first two years after getting off of it I Had absolutely no sign of menstrual cycle at all.
The doctors say that it’s not unusual for this to happen but I can feel it in my heart that the shot caused me to become infertile. I haven’t investigated further because tbh I’m too scared that I’m going to be told I can’t have babies :(
TeresaM74
30 Dec 2019
No answers for me yet. Been off since 2016 and have maybe had 4 periods of very light bleeding.
TeresaM74
17 Oct 2019
I know this is old but has anyone found answers. I have been off for 4 yrs and still no periods and really bad anxiety.
Katribby143
1 Oct 2017
I have the same problem and need to know as well but mines a lil worse I'm about to have my 25th birthday and haven't taken the shot since I was about 15, and only took it 3-5 times and still no periods I do have insurance but doctors seem to brush me off as well, every time I mention they say oh that's not good we'll look more in to that next time then next time I'm told the same, which has me thinking insurance isn't your problem, they don't know what's wrong or how to go about it is the problem. I also have a bf of many years, we use no protection and never 1 pregnancy. I want to know what could fix it and if I can't I want to sue this company cause I was not warned or cautioned about this being a possibilty. A 24 year old women should have no reason to not have a period for 10 years. . . Sorry I have no answer or solution just thought my similar input may be helpful, or relieving . .
Abbiezovko
1 Jan 2018
OK I know this is an old post but I also have the same problem.
I'm 23 soon and haven't had Depo since 18. Only have maybe 5 shots whilst on it.
I got off it at 18 because my partner and me had been together for two years and thought of we wanna have babies.
Yep now can't have babies.
They have no answers, I've seen gynos, Nautropaths,and other doctors and specialists.
They say I'm menopausal, ovarian failure, no eggs and infertility.
But yet they cannot give me an answer why and how to fix apart from ivf and hormone replacement which I can't have
I hope you have had luck
LousArk
18 Oct 2015
Hi there
Yes, it's quite normal. It can take around 18 months.
There is a natural remedy that worked to sort me out after 18 years on Depo, but you can only use it if you're not using any other for, of hormonal contraception.
It's called Agnus Castus. I buy the A Vogel brand, as it's high quality. It sorted me out within a couple of months.
asuka
18 Oct 2015
I've been taking pure agnus cactus everyday for 4 months, I've even ordered the actually berries, it hasn't worked. I've read online that it takes up to 18 months before your entire fertility returns, not just the period. Getting your periods back is supposed to happen much earlier, and they're usually irregular for a while. Absolutely nothing has happened to me, not even a cramp. Thanks though.
LousArk
18 Oct 2015
I take it there's no chance that you could have become pregnant in those 4 months? Some people get pregnant when they've stopped Depo, before they even saw a period.
Some women find that using the contraceptive pill can start their periods again. I'd be tempted to use a combined pill, with oestrogen in it. You could try that for a couple of months & see what happens.
I think that if you get to the 18 months stage & still don't have a period, then you need to insist on further investigations.
asuka
18 Oct 2015
I actually asked the clinic doctor if she could prescribe birth control to get my hormones back in order (I've done tons of research on my problem lol, but I live in the deep south and good help is hard to find especially if you're poor) and she looked at me like I was crazy. Since you said it though (and now I know I'm not crazy) I'm going to go to a different place for a second opinion and try again with the BC pills. No chance I could be pregnant. I have 3 and a half months to go before it's been 18 months... did you have any sort of symptoms when you were getting back to normal? Thanks so much for the help!
LousArk
18 Oct 2015
I had two years of horrendous heavy bleeding, constantly. My mood was scary too! (For anyone around me, not for me haha).
If you want to try The Pill, just say you want to go on a combined pill for contraceptive reasons. You don't have to mention anything other than that as your reason. Say you're in a new relationship or something.
Do a bit of research on a recent combined Pill, say a friend told you it's great because it's not given her many side effects, & therefore you'd like to try that one in particular. That's if you want a reason to go on a combined one rather than progesterone only. (You're prob aware that Depo is only progesterone, & therefore a POP (progesterone only pill) or 'Mini Pill', probably wouldn't result in anything that Depo didn't.
I know what you mean about healthcare & low incomes. Since the Conservatives got another term in the UK, they're trying to privatise out National Health Service, like they did with other things when in Government in the 80s. They're making the lives of the sick & unemployed pretty unbearable over here, by cutting benefits & making it impossible to get sickness benefit, for example. I'm sick & unable to work this year, & it's been horrendous. Some days I don't eat for 2 days. They don't even accept a Doctor's word that you're sick, now! They send you to a medical with one of their private advisers, who's not even medically trained. They, & a few that are are medically minded, are given targets to meet, so that they only let so many people be sick in any set period! The rest of us can starve!
Last year I was lucky, as my health condition is remitting, & I was able to work. But in 2012 I lost my house & became homeless, because I was too sick to work & the Government wouldn't pay me and sickness benefits! I was living in my car with my 2 dogs!
I dread to think of what will happen if they manage to privatise the NHS!
asuka
18 Oct 2015
Conservatives really have ruined everything. I don't know why (maybe for us it was retaliation for having a black democratic president elected) but everyone voted in these people a few years ago and so many things have changed. They shift money into the private sector and away from the average middle class and poor. They're bought and paid for corporate drones who couldn't care less about the people they govern, yet people still choose to elect them. For example, my state was offered free government money under Obamacare that would insure very low income individuals like myself. They passed on it. They've also passed on free money to build infrastructure, which boggles my mind to this day. Anyway, I'm sorry for your troubles. Heavy bleeding for 2 years sounds like a nightmare, but I guess you were on the shot for a very long time. I've read that it isn't supposed to be used but for 2 years.
I don't know about you but my doctor didn't tell me any of the side effects that could happen on Depo. In fact, she told me to use Depo instead of other bc methods from the get-go. I think it's insane that there aren't more medical studies on what happens after we quit, and that doctors don't fully disclose the side effects. Also, when you said "They don't even accept a Doctor's word that you're sick, now! They send you to a medical with one of their private advisers, who's not even medically trained." I got so angry. They're basically doing the same thing over here. WHY DO PEOPLE ELECT CONSERVATIVES? -_- I'll ask about BC pill (with estrogen) without mentioning the depo. Or maybe I'll buy more estrogen, FSH, and LH stimulating herbs. I hope things start looking up for you, and I'm sorry you had to go through all that bullcrap. I wish you the best of luck, and thanks so much for answering my question. Looks like we're on our own...
LousArk
18 Oct 2015
I really have no idea how the Conservative get votes! Possibly because the people who are regular voters, tend to be people who would vote Conservative? People who would want labour to get in over here, tend to be the ones who say they won't bother voting as all the parties are the same, or they're not interested in politics etc. the people that tend to vote Conservative, tend to be those who have been privately schooled, & who have parents involved in business..things like that. It's more in their interest to vote Conservative, in terms of tax etc. When the Conservatives got back in this year (you'd have thought that after the last 5 years, people would be queuing to vote them out!), they announced all of these benefit cuts, plus they've stopped tax credits for the low paid, but they've actually announced huge tax relief for the rich!
I'm not sure it's ever all above board, anyway! I think the term 'democracy' is a very loose one! Look at Bush, for example!
I wasn't told much when I was first put on Depo. After a couple of years the nurses at the Family Planning Clinic did tell me it wasn't for long term use, but I have problems with most other methods, so it suited me best. I did have a couple of breaks over the 18 years, because it's not meant for long term. My periods were so messed up, though, I went back on Depo because nothing else would stop the bleeding! Then I found out about Agnus Castus, & it sorted me out.
As for side effects, I wasn't told what I could experience.
Don't know if you were aware, but I found out recently (can't recall how) that Depo is used in prisons, to chemically castrate male sex offenders! I looked it up, & it's true! No wonder we don't function well after it!
My problem when I came off Depo was the opposite to you. I think I have too much oestrogen/estrogen naturally.
I don't know if you're aware, but our liver plays a big role in balancing our hormones. I found this very interesting, as I am on a lot of medications & have been for years, & wonder if they are what caused me a lot of bleeding etc. when not using Depo. Taking a supplement that supports your liver, can, in turn, help with your hormonal issues. I use 'Liver Cleanse' by Thorne. I was fascinated when reading Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation, by Andreas Moritz. It's pretty amazing. He gets a hard press by those who are closed minded, but I find his work fascinating & helpful with my health conditions. He's passed away now, but he managed to extend his life by 20/30 yrs, by following his principles & cleansing his liver. He wasn't expected to live long enough to even become an adult.
I can't post links on here without it taking an age to be vetted & approved by the site, but if you Google his name, he's got lots of stuff online. He has a lot of contributions on a website called ener-chi dot com
You might also like to just Google about the connection between the liver and your hormones. Very interesting.
LousArk
18 Oct 2015
I've added you as a Friend on here so you can keep me updated, if you'd like to when you're online in future. You have to add me, even though I've already added you, & then you can just click on Ask a Private Question, & chat to me in private. Just a thought, if you'd like to.
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