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Could Bleeding After Stopping Depo Shots Be Implantation Bleeding?

hi, I was due for my depo shot July 11-25. and I didn t go get it and I started light bleeding on the 25 , light on the 26, medium light on the 27, ,then it stopped and started back today medium flow.Is it normal because a lot of people says it takes awhile to get a period after depo or could this be implantation bleeding ?
posted on Fri, 1 Aug 2014
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Hello ma'am and welcome.

If you have had recent unprotected sexual contact, then pregnancy will surely have to be ruled out. But the bleed could easily be due to discontinuation of the depo shot which is quite commonly seen in women who are taken off the shots.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes.
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Could Bleeding After Stopping Depo Shots Be Implantation Bleeding?

Hello ma am and welcome. If you have had recent unprotected sexual contact, then pregnancy will surely have to be ruled out. But the bleed could easily be due to discontinuation of the depo shot which is quite commonly seen in women who are taken off the shots. Hope this helps. Best wishes.