Infertility

» skr1mp2 - Depo shot? Awful!

In response to Depo shot? Awful! posted by cogentdiversion:

That doesn't sound silly at all--I too have found the Depo shot to be rather effective, merely because I can't have sex! I'm not sure if I'm experiencing moodswings from the shot or not, just because when I think about it, I've been slightly bleeding/spotting for about 10 days now, and I'm getting so pissed that I can't have sex. I mean I get REALLY mad about it...kind of funny, but it is quite irritating.
I'm really hoping that I don't bleed for as long as some of the other women who posted. I'm 19 years old, and have only had one shot...I went for about a month and a half without a period, but now it seems as if it's just going to keep going. I really wish I had known about this before...

-- posted by skr1mp2

» CJ7776 - great for preventing sex AND pregnancy

I was advised by a doctor to get the shot after having an accidental pregnancy terminated. So, I did because the pill made me nauseas every time I took it. Ok... so as soon as I took it, I didn't have a period for THREE MONTHS. I gained 20 pounds in that three months... mostly in my belly and ass. Great look. And the depression! So, you want to prevent pregnancy? This is it - who wants to have sex when you are fat, bloated, and depressed? No one. You don't want anything to do with sex on this drug. So I got the next shot. Same thing. I did not have a period for half a year and every part of my body was bloated. Face, hands, feet. I was in my mid-20's, and had a steady boyfriend, a good job, and was average weight and height. At one point, I didn't see the difference from waistline to hip. Just one big swollen lump.

I didn't take that damn shot the next time. I ran every day, I swam 2 hours every day, and finally, after a year, I started to loose the bloat.

Let me tell you about the "period" I had when that medicine finally wore off. It lasted about 2 months. I told my boyfriend - you know how you loved me never having a period? Well, I guess it was just in there the entire time and this is all of it... coming out... great.

As an aside, that wonderful relationship was basically destroyed by the depo-provera. The sexless 6 months I got fat and lost all libido just about put the nail in the coffin for that doomed relationship.

The 6 months I spent alone working out, gaining my self back, was all I needed. Unfortunately, the relationship didn't survive after that horrible year.

do NOT take ANYTHING that prevents your period... ladies, we need our periods. It's natural.

-- posted by CJ7776