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What Is The Best Treatment To Get Pregnant?

i was on the depo injection for about 3 years but me and my partner now want to try for a family. the nurse told me i was clear of the injection as of 8th of december but my periods still havent come back although i ahve always been light can i get pregnant before they come back if not is there anything i can do to help it?
Mon, 16 Nov 2015
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Hello, and I hope I can help you today.

It is true that theoretically you should been clear of the injection within three months of discontinuation, however many women after being a Depo-Provera for a long time do not resume having ovulatory, regular, menstrual cycles until 6 to 9 months or even up to a year after discontinuation.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to artificially induce ovulation in women who are coming off Depo-Provera. If you were not trying to become pregnant, your cycle could be regulated temporarily with birth control pills, but if you're actually trying to get pregnant the best thing you can do with this point is to just keep trying and wait and see. If you feel any symptoms of pregnancy, and you haven't gotten your period for a while, I would do pregnancy test just to make sure. There is always a possibility even if your periods are not regular that you do ovulate sometimes.

So in summary, continue having unprotected sex every other to every three days and give it some more time. 80% of couples will conceive within one year, and if after a year of trying you and your partner are unsuccessful, it might be a good idea to see a fertility specialist for an evaluation.

I hope I was able to adequately answer your question, and that my advice was helpful.

Best wishes, and good luck getting pregnant,

Dr. Brown
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What Is The Best Treatment To Get Pregnant?

Hello, and I hope I can help you today. It is true that theoretically you should been clear of the injection within three months of discontinuation, however many women after being a Depo-Provera for a long time do not resume having ovulatory, regular, menstrual cycles until 6 to 9 months or even up to a year after discontinuation. Unfortunately, it is difficult to artificially induce ovulation in women who are coming off Depo-Provera. If you were not trying to become pregnant, your cycle could be regulated temporarily with birth control pills, but if you re actually trying to get pregnant the best thing you can do with this point is to just keep trying and wait and see. If you feel any symptoms of pregnancy, and you haven t gotten your period for a while, I would do pregnancy test just to make sure. There is always a possibility even if your periods are not regular that you do ovulate sometimes. So in summary, continue having unprotected sex every other to every three days and give it some more time. 80% of couples will conceive within one year, and if after a year of trying you and your partner are unsuccessful, it might be a good idea to see a fertility specialist for an evaluation. I hope I was able to adequately answer your question, and that my advice was helpful. Best wishes, and good luck getting pregnant, Dr. Brown