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How Long After a Depo Shot Can You Get Pregnant?

Marcie Jones Leave a Comment

Hie
I want 2 ask something coz I’m confused.
Last year in feb I had a miscarriege yet I didn’t knw I wz pregnant coz dey told mie at de hospital dat I wz pregnant.dat mnth dats wen I injected DEpo.did it 3timez so did stopped in october nd my periods we’re nt normal wz spottin.dis year in march I started hevin my periods normal nd heavy.my problem nw iz I want 2 fall pregnant nw wat shud I do coz sum1 wz tellin mie de depo iz stil in de system.iz der anythin I can take 2 clear it so dat I can fall pregnant???pliz help!! I’m trying to conceive after Depo shot.
~ Melodie, Harare, Zimbabwe

Hi, thanks for writing! So it’s been about six months since you’ve been off the shot, and you’ve been trying to conceive for 3? That’s not too unusual- it can take more than a year. There is nothing you can take to clear the hormones out faster- they are already out of you if you’re getting a period, but it might take a while for your uterine lining to build up enough to be able to support a pregnancy. In the meantime you can chart your cycles to you know when to try- women are most fertile 24 hours 14 days before the first day of the last period, so to time it right you need to keep track of your cycles for a few months. Good luck!

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