Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Hi Corrina, I hope you are well. Depo provera stops the body from ovulating for a 3 month period each injection (4 per year). It reduces, and in some cases as in mine, stops periods altogether. One of the effects of having no periods or ovulation is that where the lining of the womb would normally increase and decrease in thickness over the ovulation period, with depo it never thickens. Therefore, the theory is that because I had the d & c and then immediately afterwards had the depo, the combined effect of the d & c and the depo stopping my lining from thickening in the usual way could have been a contributing factor in the state of my lining, and possibly AS. This is not to say that I would not have had AS if I hadnt had the depo, but it may be more severe due to this. This was certainly a contributing factor in my AS not being diagnosed. No periods and temporary infertility can last for up to 2 years in extreme cases after ceasing the depo injections, and thats what my problems were put down to for quite a while. I hope this makes sense, but there is website that explains how depo works that is quite good http://www.depo-provera.com/howworks.asp Take care, UK Build your own online music collection when you sign up for MSN Music Club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2003 Report Share Posted June 16, 2003 Hi , Kim K., thanks for explaining this to me, hadn´t heard about such shots. An amount of progesterone that in some cases stops you from menstruating ... mmmhh ... sounds like a bcp with quite a side effect .... And yes, I can imagine that this in relation with a recent D & C can contribute to developing AS. We are still fighting to get the doctors to realize that a D & C at a recent pregnant uterus should be followed up with estrogen (and, of course, not progesterone). So your doc, , definitely knew nothing about the risk of AS. I had a look at the website and then I thought one of us should contact them (there is a toll free number: Call toll-free: 1-866-554-DEPO (3376) but no e-mail address) and make them add " after a D & C " to their list of " When not to take Depo Provera " . Would one of you two be able to call them, it might be a bit funny to call from Germany ... Thanks again, Corinna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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