Do you have to get your period back again to get pregnant after depo wears off??

Question

My first, (and last..i will never get it again) Depo provera shot was given to me May 2, 2008. I hadn't got my period through the whole shot...I was due for my renewal shot July 23rd 2008...I never got it, because i didnt like the facts Ive been hearing and the horror stories about depo. So since it lasts 3 months, it wore off supposedly Aug 2, 2008. Now... its the middle of August and I still havent gotten my period..If i wanted to get pregnant, do I have to wait for my period to return???? Or can I get pregnant before getting my period back? Thanks!!

Answer 1

You can get pregnant before your eriod returns as long as you start ovulating.

Depo Provera is a birth control medication which is injected into the muscle. It contains the synthetic hormone progestin or depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) which helps regulate a woman's ovaries similar to the way the natural hormone progesterone works.

Depo Provera is an intramuscular injection that prevents ovulation, and works reliably for at least three months after the shot. But the average woman may take about six to nine months after the last shot to start ovulating and then getting her re3gualr periods back. There are no medications that could help restar ovulation quicker, even Clomid does not usually work reliably so shortly after the Depo shot.