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juldeaI guess I should've counted weeks earlier, not just estimated... it's been 14 weeks since my last Depo shot. The next two paragraphs come from the Depo home page.
It's very important to get your injections on time, every 11 to 13 weeks. You can ask your health care professional to get your injection as early as week 11. If you wait longer than the end of week 13, you won't be protected. Because DEPO-PROVERA works by stopping ovulation, if you miss your injection, you may begin ovulating and could get pregnant.
So, if you do miss your injection (after 13 weeks since your last injection), you should protect yourself in the meantime using an alternate method of birth control, such as condoms, spermicides, or diaphragms. (Or don't engage in sexual activity until your next injection.) Your health care professional should give you a pregnancy test right before your next injection in order to make sure you aren't pregnant. Continue to use alternate birth control or refrain from sexual activity for another 2 to 3 weeks.
So, um, doh.
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on 11 Jul 2002 17:59 (UTC)jk
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on 11 Jul 2002 19:41 (UTC)um, here's hoping that sleekie's hunches are completely unfounded.
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on 11 Jul 2002 19:58 (UTC)I doubt seriously that I am pregnant. The last time I had sex was Sunday, which was only 2 days after the end of the 13th week. Sure there are slim chances that I immediately started ovulating and popped out an egg to be fertilized, but don't those things take a few days?
And as for the rest of my time here (since I have to call tomorrow to make an appointment for my next shot, hopefully soon, and then there's the 2-3 week grace period afterwards) Trojan Man came to the rescue.
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on 11 Jul 2002 20:43 (UTC)Man, we're not making ourselves feel any better, are we?
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on 11 Jul 2002 21:02 (UTC)no subject
This is a little off-topic, but would you recommend Depo? I looked at some websites today, and most of them just talked about the side effects. I guess I'll email you...
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on 12 Jul 2002 02:09 (UTC)no subject
on 12 Jul 2002 05:05 (UTC)lunelle is better--it's a shot as well, but once monthly (it works the same as the pill, but without the hassel of taking a pill every day). from what i hear, women are more satisfied with lunelle, have fewer problems/side effects with it, etc.
i just got on it the other day... we'll see how it works out.
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on 12 Jul 2002 09:48 (UTC)heh go get checked out juldea, not trying to scare you, but just in case.
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on 12 Jul 2002 22:32 (UTC)I spotted for months off and on on Depo. It was the only unpleasant side-effect.
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on 14 Jul 2002 21:03 (UTC)Merena
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