hi, my name is Misty. Im on my first shot of Depo-Provera . it is my last month of the first shot and am scheduled to have it again in mid February. Ive had many side effects but the most annoying one is that I have been lightly bleeding for an entire month. My question is should I stop taking this and choose another method? or stick with it. I also have read that in order to conceive I should stop taking months before inorder to do so...this bothers me as well.
HelloThanks for your query.Slight bleeding / spotting off and on is the most common and annoying side effect of the Demo shot, as you have rightly observed. As you have already taken the shot, do not use any other method right now. You are bound to it until February. Do use a backup method like condoms during the first month of the Demo shot, as the hormones stabilize, and it starts to work. Also, yes, return to fertility and normal cycles does take a while longer on the Demo. It would be wise to switch to another method if this bothers too. Take care.