Is Pregnancy Possible Through Intercourse While On Depo-Provera Shots?

Posted on Wed, 14 Sep 2016

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 Answered on

Tue, 4 Oct 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : Hello! My girlfrined is on her 3rd shot of depo propvera getting the shot in the beginning of august. Since then i have came inside of her not alot only once. In august she missed her period by a few days and it wound up being on the 12th. Now that a month has passed she has just started to feel naseuous and her breasts hurt. Should i be worried about pregnancy?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
she is not be pregnant.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,
As she is on depot shots, ideally it should reduce the flow of menses and some cases even cause amenorrhoea, but it offers protection against pregnancy by disallowing ovulation and hence if she has got her menses on 12th august and now that she is getting nausea and sore breasts, part of PMS, indicates that she may menstruate soon and unlikely to be pregnant.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar